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Tearful Underwing
Catocala lacrymosa Guenée, 1852
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Identification: Forewing mottled dark gray, brown, and black; pattern variable, but look for whitish crescents accenting am. and pm. lines at inner margin. Distinct forms include "evelina" French (wide black band along inner margin of forewing), "paulina" Hy. Edw. (forewing entirely blackish out to white st. band), and "zelica" French (black basal patch and st. band). Hindwing black with checkered fringe that is mostly white but black near anal angle.
Wing Span: 6-8.2 cm.
Life History:
Flight: July-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Hickories.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Massachusetts to Florida, west to Wisconsin, Kansas, and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
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Comments: NULL

Verified Sightings

Displaying 1 - 24 of 64 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 14, 2022
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 18, 2023
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Observation date: Jul 11, 2022
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 15, 2023
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Observation date: Sep 26, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Sep 28, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 22, 2022
Submitted by: thoscole
Region: Cobb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 23, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 15, 2021
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 18, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 08, 2021
Submitted by: meadowglenfarm
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 08, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 17, 2013
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 01, 2021
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Observation date: Sep 15, 2018
Submitted by: Whit Brown
Region: Georgia, Towns County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 06, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Dec 20, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 01, 2020
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 03, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 17, 2020
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 30, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 15, 2019
Submitted by: Travis G
Region: Bedford County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 19, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 19, 2019
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 21, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 25, 2019
Submitted by: jrgarris.sr
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 01, 2019
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Observation date: Jul 02, 2019
Submitted by: robert.emond
Region: Gadsden County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 06, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2018
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Newport News, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 03, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 05, 2016
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Jul 06, 2016
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Observation date: Oct 07, 2014
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Jun 17, 2015
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Observation date: Oct 05, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Nov 25, 2014
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Observation date: Oct 02, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Nov 17, 2014
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Observation date: Oct 01, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Nov 16, 2014
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Observation date: Sep 28, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Sep 29, 2014
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Observation date: Sep 20, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Sep 21, 2014
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Observation date: Sep 15, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Sep 15, 2014
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