Catocala of New Brunswick


THE OLD MAID UNDERWING, posed scan by Bill Oehlke
(Montague, P.E.I., August 10, 2002).

There are not too many species indigenous to New Brunswick so identification is easy, except in the cases of blandula and crataegi.

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.

Those found in New Brunswick are located in their respective groupings. Those with "?" after them are suspected residents.

YELLOW
small:
antinympha
gracilis ?
sordida

medium:



large:
cerogama
parta
subnata ?

ORANGE

blandula
connubialis
crataegi
praeclara

coelebs
briseis


semirelicta


SALMON






ultronia



unijuga


RED










amatrix
ilia

PINK
small:


medium:


large:
cara
concumbens

BLACK

WHITE







relicta






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