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:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 57 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 15, 2018
Submitted by: Whit Brown
Region: Georgia, Towns County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 06, 2021
Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Dec 20, 2020
Observation date: Sep 01, 2020
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 03, 2020
Observation date: Sep 17, 2020
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 30, 2020
Observation date: Sep 15, 2019
Submitted by: Travis G
Region: Bedford County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 19, 2020
Observation date: Sep 19, 2019
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 21, 2019
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
Observation date: Jul 02, 2019
Submitted by: robert.emond
Region: Gadsden County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 06, 2019
Observation date: Aug 02, 2018
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Newport News, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 03, 2018
Observation date: Jul 05, 2016
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Jul 06, 2016
Observation date: Oct 07, 2014
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Jun 17, 2015
Observation date: Oct 05, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Nov 25, 2014
Observation date: Oct 02, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Nov 17, 2014
Observation date: Oct 01, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Nov 16, 2014
Observation date: Sep 28, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Sep 29, 2014
Observation date: Sep 20, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Sep 21, 2014
Observation date: Sep 15, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Sep 15, 2014
Observation date: Aug 27, 2014
Submitted by: K Garvey
Region: Volusia County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 10, 2014
Observation date: Aug 22, 2014
Submitted by: D. Dodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: jasondroberts
Verified date: Aug 30, 2014
Observation date: Jul 06, 2002
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Anderson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Mar 01, 2014
Observation date: Sep 11, 2013
Submitted by: jratkins79
Region: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 01, 2014
Observation date: Sep 12, 2013
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 15, 2014
Observation date: Jul 25, 2010
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Don Tangren
Verified date: Dec 30, 2013
Observation date: Aug 28, 2013
Submitted by: wildreturn
Region: St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 07, 2013
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