The following information is taken from http://www.museum.state.il.us/research/entomology/leps_species4cnty.html

Catocala amatrix, Dupage County, Illinois, September 20, 2005,
courtesy of Wendy Tresouthick, Naturalist,
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.
I have indicated maximum and minimum known wingspans for each species and have put the different species into respective columns according to my interpretation of the hindwing colour. Framed specimens fade considerably when exposed to light. What one person sees as orange another may see as yellow! There is also some variation between live individuals.
Fifty-seven species are recorded for Illinois.
Many thanks to Bill Garthe who has sent me images and sightings, primarily for Lasalle County. His sightings are recorded as BG.
I, Wiliam Oehlke, have made many interpolations and those species indicated by my initials, WO, are not confirmed, merely expected.
Add umbrosa.
Add lineella yes
Add pretiosa yes
Add praeclara yes
YELLOW | ORANGE | SALMON | RED |
SCARLET | PINK | BLACK | SPECIAL |
Images and/or information will be credited to photographer/source.
Records of Catocala specimens from different Illinois counties are listed below. Those species followed by my initials "WO" are not confirmed, but I suspect they are present.
Jo Daviess
Catocala amatrix | Stephenson
Catocala amatrix WO | Winnebago
Catocala amatrix WO | Carroll
Catocala amatrix WO |
Northeastern Illinois
Livingston
Catocala cara WO | Ford
Catocala cara WO | Iroquois
Catocala cara WO | McLean
Catocala cara |
Fayette | Effingham
| Jasper
| Crawford
|
Marion
Catocala amica | Clay | Richland | Lawrence
|
Jefferson
| Wayne
| Edwards
| Wabash
|
Franklin
| Hamilton
| White | Gallatin
|
Saline
| Pope | Massac | Hardin
|
Calhoun
| Greene
| Jersey
| Macoupin
|
Montgomery
| Madison
| Bond
| Clinton
|
Monroe
| St. Clair
| Washington
| Randolph
|
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