Catocala of Manitoba

There are not too many species indigenous to Manitoba so identification is "relatively" easy.

The following table divides all Manitoban Catocala species into twenty one different groups. Moths are grouped according to hindwing colour bands (yellow, orange, salmon, red, pink, black or white) and wingspan measurements (small = 35-55mm, medium = 55-75 mm and large = 75mm plus). Sometimes there is considerable variation in hindwing ground colour, and what one person calls red, another might call pink or salmon, etc..

Wingspan refers to the distance from wing tip to wing tip when the moths are spread with the inner margin of the forewing perpendicular to the body.

YELLOW small: clintoni grynea micronympha praeclara praeclara manitoba antinympha ?? sordida whitneyi gracilis medium: large: cerogama

ORANGE amestris blandula hermia mira crataegi badia coelebs habilis briseis semirelicta parta

SALMON luciana meskei ultronia junctura unijuga

RED coccinata ilia umbrosa

PINK small: medium: large: concumbens

BLACK

WHITE relicta

RED

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Catocala amestris form 'abbreviatella', Winnipeg, Manitoba,
courtesy of Richard Westwood, Dept. of Biology, University of Winnipeg.

Catocala amestris form 'westcotti', Winnipeg, Manitoba,
courtesy of Richard Westwood, Dept. of Biology, University of Winnipeg.

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