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Woody Underwing
Catocala grynea Cramer, 1780
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Identification: Forewing uniform greenish gray; orangish brown along inner margin below black median dash. Lines fine, broken, black. Hindwing yellowish orange with black bands; black border may have narrow break near anal angle.
Wing Span: 3.9-5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: June-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Apple, hawthorn, and plum trees.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maine and southern Ontario to Florida, west to South Dakota and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 156 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 03, 2022
Submitted by: Michele Pollock
Region: Brown County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 28, 2026
Observation date: Jul 26, 2025
Submitted by: Rpozz
Region: Jefferson County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 01, 2025
Observation date: Jul 15, 2023
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Highland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 14, 2024
Observation date: Aug 02, 2024
Submitted by: Thyger
Region: Washington County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 09, 2024
Observation date: Jul 20, 2024
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 20, 2024
Observation date: Jul 05, 2024
Submitted by: vogelbild
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 05, 2024
Observation date: Jul 25, 2022
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 29, 2023
Observation date: May 26, 2022
Submitted by: alaimins
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 02, 2023
Observation date: Jul 26, 2022
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 28, 2022
Observation date: Jul 24, 2022
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 24, 2022
Observation date: Jul 23, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Jul 24, 2022
Observation date: Jul 12, 2022
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 13, 2022
Observation date: Jun 13, 2022
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 30, 2022
Observation date: Jun 05, 2014
Submitted by: Ilse Gebhard
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Jun 15, 2014
Submitted by: Temporaryaccount2051
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 28, 2022
Observation date: Aug 12, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 12, 2022
Observation date: Jul 10, 2021
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Jul 12, 2021
Observation date: Jul 25, 2017
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 26, 2021
Observation date: Jul 09, 2009
Submitted by: Ilse Gebhard
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
Observation date: Jul 07, 2013
Submitted by: Stylurus
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 05, 2021
Observation date: Jul 19, 2020
Submitted by: MarkNenadov
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 26, 2021
Observation date: Jul 18, 2020
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Nov 03, 2020
Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
Submitted by: Wade Wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 23, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 01, 2020
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