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
Displaying 25 - 48 of 259 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 07, 2021
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 10, 2021
Observation date: Sep 20, 2021
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 25, 2021
Observation date: Aug 20, 2021
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 15, 2021
Observation date: Aug 31, 2021
Submitted by: dburrell
Region: Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 11, 2021
Observation date: Sep 08, 2020
Submitted by: catbirdcat
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 11, 2021
Observation date: Jul 23, 2021
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Jul 25, 2021
Observation date: Sep 07, 2017
Submitted by: Jill Osgood
Region: Cumberland County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 08, 2021
Observation date: Sep 09, 2018
Submitted by: Whit Brown
Region: Georgia, Towns County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 07, 2021
Observation date: Aug 25, 2015
Submitted by: Louise Dawson
Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
Observation date: Aug 13, 2014
Submitted by: James Fox
Region: Oakland County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 05, 2021
Observation date: Aug 16, 2014
Submitted by: pethikemou
Region: Van Buren County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 05, 2021
Observation date: May 09, 2018
Submitted by: Ohio97
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Jan 31, 2021
Observation date: Sep 13, 2020
Submitted by: MarkNenadov
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 27, 2021
Observation date: Aug 24, 2018
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 30, 2020
Observation date: Sep 20, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 21, 2020
Observation date: Sep 06, 2018
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Anoka County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 19, 2020
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
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