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 02, 2020
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Dickson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 15, 2020
Observation date: Aug 21, 2019
Submitted by: HHowell
Region: Grainger County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 15, 2020
Observation date: Sep 18, 2018
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 16, 2020
Observation date: Aug 11, 2020
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 02, 2020
Observation date: Oct 22, 2020
Submitted by: Eddie Wyatt
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 24, 2020
Observation date: Sep 13, 2011
Submitted by: Wade Wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 23, 2020
Observation date: Aug 25, 2020
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 17, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 01, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: dettdetect74
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 29, 2020
Observation date: Aug 13, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 21, 2020
Observation date: Sep 01, 2020
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 19, 2020
Observation date: Sep 10, 2020
Submitted by: LLMclean
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 18, 2020
Observation date: Sep 11, 2020
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 11, 2020
Observation date: Sep 10, 2020
Submitted by: KarenM
Region: Dutchess County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 11, 2020
Observation date: Sep 07, 2020
Submitted by: Jeanne9953
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 08, 2020
Observation date: Sep 04, 2020
Submitted by: kbemrald
Region: Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 08, 2020
Observation date: Jul 21, 2020
Submitted by: GuyS
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 07, 2020
Observation date: Sep 04, 2020
Submitted by: SusanPotomac
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 05, 2020
Observation date: Aug 23, 2020
Submitted by: Nancyk
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 04, 2020
Observation date: Aug 29, 2020
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 30, 2020
Observation date: Aug 25, 2020
Submitted by: meadowglenfarm
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 26, 2020
Observation date: Sep 27, 2019
Submitted by: Baggiobat
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 29, 2020
Observation date: May 21, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 25, 2020
Observation date: Sep 18, 2019
Submitted by: Todd Fischer
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 29, 2020
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