Catocala = kah-TOCK-uh-lah

Although it is my intent to make the information on this site as scientifically accurate as possible with regard to identification, taxonomies, ranges, flight times, etc., the main emphasis will be to reveal the life histories of these interesting moths and to provide insights into the challenges of rearing and observing them.

Website created and maintained by Bill Oehlke. Contact Bill at Pauncho

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Kelly Richers has sent me extensive collecting data for California. Click to see map and data.

I have begun to create state by state checklists. Those states listed in green have active thumbnail pictoral checklists. Those states listed in red have checklists. Those states in grey I have only barely started; those states listed in black have not yet been created.

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New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina

South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Tim Dyson has sent me outstanding images of live moths from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Check out the Catocala along Tim's Bait Trail at Tim Dyson: Night Vison Photography.

Visit other Lepidoptera websites designed and maintained by Bill Oehlke by clicking on the BLUE TEXT:

Saturniidae of Prince Edward Island: Livestock for sale

Caterpillars Too!: a membership site featuring images of North American butterfly caterpillars and adult butterflies, too, to help with identification.

ARCTIIDAE: TIGER MOTHS; WOOLLY BEAR CATERPILLARS

SPHINGIDAE OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

BUTTERFLIES OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

THE KIRBY WOLFE SATURNIIDAE COLLECTION

THE THIBAUD DECAENS SATURNIIDAE COLLECTION

THE LEROY SIMON SATURNIIDAE COLLECTION

THE WORLD'S LARGEST SATURNIIDAE SITE

SPHINGIDAE OF THE UNITED STATES

SPHINGIDAE OF THE AMERICAS

Caterpillar Identification Guide