Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Ilia Underwing
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1780
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Identification: Forewing extremely variable, may be mottled dark gray to almost black. Usually some whitish in median area. Reniform spot usually outlined with white or solid white (form "conspicua" Worthington). Note reddish orange median band with deep scallops near anal angle of hindwing. Fringe pale orangish, narrow except at apex.
Wing Span: 6.5-8.2 cm.
Life History:
Flight: June-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Oaks, including black, burr, red, and white oaks.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Newfoundland and Quebec to Florida, and west.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Displaying 121 - 144 of 394 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 30, 2019
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 01, 2019
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Observation date: Jul 30, 2019
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 31, 2019
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Observation date: Jul 16, 2019
Submitted by: elkeno
Region: Queens County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 16, 2019
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Observation date: Jul 12, 2019
Submitted by: mslarrry
Region: Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 13, 2019
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Observation date: Jul 01, 2019
Submitted by: GCSnelling
Region: Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 07, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 22, 2019
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Gregg County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 29, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2019
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 28, 2019
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Observation date: May 04, 2019
Submitted by: bvlusa
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 26, 2019
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Observation date: Jul 11, 2010
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 23, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 20, 2019
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jun 21, 2019
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Observation date: May 27, 2019
Submitted by: infinitebasil
Region: Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 29, 2019
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Observation date: Apr 04, 2019
Submitted by: Sarachristine55
Region: Comal County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 08, 2019
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Observation date: Apr 21, 2019
Submitted by: kkfleming
Region: Pitt County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 25, 2019
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Observation date: Mar 21, 2019
Submitted by: Dgomez006
Region: Texas, Nueces County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 23, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 20, 1015
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 01, 2019
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Observation date: Jul 07, 2018
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 26, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 23, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 18, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 22, 2018
Submitted by: Joan Rickert
Region: Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 04, 2018
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Observation date: Sep 01, 2018
Submitted by: ShirleyLou
Region: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 01, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2018
Submitted by: devjohnstone
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 29, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 20, 2005
Submitted by: robberfly12
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 13, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 28, 2018
Submitted by: Carla Frazier
Region: Fountain County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 04, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 29, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 03, 2018
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Observation date: May 25, 2012
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 29, 2018
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