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Darling Underwing
Catocala cara Guenée, 1852
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Identification: Forewing deep brown with deep green shading and black lines. Hindwing banded black and bright pink. Form "carissima" Hulst has yellowish apical patches on forewing.
Wing Span: 7-8.5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: July-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Poplars and willows, particularly black willow.
Adult Food:
Habitat: Adults hide by day in protected places such as caves or under eaves and bridges.
Range: New Hampshire and southern Ontario to Florida, west to South Dakota and Texas.
Conservation:
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Verified Sightings

Displaying 1 - 24 of 165 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 01, 2022
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Anoka County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 30, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 12, 2022
Submitted by: Mhwainer22
Region: Cumberland County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 13, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 01, 2022
Submitted by: Rjfischer
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 02, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2016
Submitted by: cgeorges
Region: Kings County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 28, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 23, 2020
Submitted by: Joanne Ryan
Region: Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 30, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 30, 2021
Submitted by: jofritz
Region: Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 30, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2021
Submitted by: joyceannleppard...
Region: Barry County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jul 26, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 23, 2019
Submitted by: Blackdesertwind
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 20, 2021
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Observation date: Sep 11, 2020
Submitted by: MarkNenadov
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 29, 2021
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Observation date: Sep 17, 2019
Submitted by: fionakelly449
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 06, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 23, 2019
Submitted by: Chrissykallstrom
Region: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 28, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 06, 2013
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 23, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 24, 2018
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Washington County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Tom Clark
Verified date: Sep 18, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 06, 2020
Submitted by: Rjfischer
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 09, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 06, 2020
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 07, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 30, 2020
Submitted by: Nancyk
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 04, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 16, 2019
Submitted by: KMG603
Region: Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 30, 2019
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Observation date: Oct 22, 2019
Submitted by: Tintoretti
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 16, 2019
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Observation date: Oct 09, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 10, 2019
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Observation date: Sep 13, 2019
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 20, 2019
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Observation date: Sep 13, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Harrison
Region: Saratoga County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 14, 2019
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Observation date: Sep 05, 2019
Submitted by: Jkinmonth
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 06, 2019
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Observation date: Sep 03, 2019
Submitted by: Rjfischer
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 04, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 31, 2019
Submitted by: arthurgoldsmith
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 02, 2019
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