The Penitent Underwing
Catocala piatrix Grote, 1864
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Identification: Forewing grayish brown, with an oblique whitish bar extending from costa through subreniform spot. Note broad tooth on basal side of am. line, near inner margin. Hindwing banded orange and black.
Wing Span: 6.8-8.4 cm.
Life History:
Flight: July-early November.
Caterpillar Hosts: Ash, butternut, hickory, pecan, persimmon, and walnut trees.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maine to Florida, west through southern Ontario to South Dakota and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Sep 03, 2019
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 04, 2019
Observation date: Aug 31, 2019
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 01, 2019
Observation date: Aug 25, 2019
Submitted by: Kurt R. Schwarz
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 27, 2019
Observation date: Aug 22, 2019
Submitted by: jrgarris.sr
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 24, 2019
Observation date: Aug 16, 2019
Submitted by: AMonty
Region: Desha County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 23, 2019
Observation date: Aug 16, 2019
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 17, 2019
Observation date: Jun 30, 2019
Submitted by: Kurt R. Schwarz
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 08, 2019
Observation date: Sep 08, 2011
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 02, 2019
Observation date: Jun 08, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 13, 2019
Observation date: Sep 02, 2018
Submitted by: eattaway92
Region: Will County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 23, 2019
Observation date: Aug 18, 2018
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 23, 2019
Observation date: Aug 18, 2018
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Adair County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Dec 23, 2018
Observation date: Aug 11, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 07, 2018
Observation date: Aug 09, 2018
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 23, 2018
Observation date: Sep 18, 2018
Submitted by: pachips
Region: Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 19, 2018
Observation date: Sep 17, 2018
Submitted by: meadowglenfarm
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 17, 2018
Observation date: Aug 19, 2018
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 10, 2018
Observation date: Sep 09, 2018
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Newport News, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 09, 2018
Observation date: Aug 22, 2018
Submitted by: Rick Welton
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 26, 2018
Observation date: Aug 12, 2018
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Jesse Babonis)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 14, 2018
Observation date: Aug 12, 2018
Submitted by: zbeckb
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 12, 2018
Observation date: Jul 24, 2018
Submitted by: Stuart Marcus
Region: Texas, Liberty County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 11, 2018
Observation date: Aug 09, 2018
Submitted by: Rick Welton
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 11, 2018
Observation date: Jul 08, 2018
Submitted by: janetktc
Region: Tate County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 09, 2018
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