Herodias Underwing Catocala herodias Strecker, 1876

Family: Erebidae

Subfamily: Erebinae

Identification: Forewing gray with fine wood-grain pattern of brown and black. Northern specimens have a whitish border along forewing costa that is absent in typical subspecies. Hindwing orange, red with black bands and white fringe.

Wing Span: 5.6-6.5 cm.

Life History:

Flight: July-August.

Caterpillar Hosts: Oaks, particularly scrub oak.

Adult Food:

Habitat: Oak-pine barrens.

Range: Subspecies gerhardi is found from Massachusetts to North Carolina; typical form (subspecies herodias) is known from Oklahoma and Texas.

Conservation:

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Observation date: Jul 27, 2014

Submitted by: TeaKH

Region: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

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Verified date: Jan 12, 2015

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Observation date: Jul 08, 2007

Submitted by: H.D. McGuinness (H.D. McGuinness)

Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States

Verified by: H.D. McGuinness (H.D. McGuinness)

Verified date: Aug 28, 2009

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