Catocala of the Northwest Territories


Catocala relicta, posed scan by Bill Oehlke
(Montague, P.E.I., August 10, 2002).

There is only one species found in the Northwest territories. The following table divides all North American 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).

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.

The single species found in the Northwest Territories is located in its respective grouping.

YELLOW

small:

medium:

large:

ORANGE



briseis


SALMON






RED






PINK

small:

medium:

large:

BLACK







WHITE






relicta






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