Underwing Moths of Canada
and the United States

8841 abbreviatella Grote, 1872 Abbreviated underwing, Pennsylvania to Florida to Texas

8787 agrippina Strecker, 1874 Agrippina underwing, New Jersey to Florida to Texas
subviridis Harvey, 1877, form

8800 aholibah Strecker, 1874 Aholibah underwing, British Columbia to Ca. to Az. to Co.
coloradensis Beutenmüller, 1903, form

8869 alabamae Grote, 1875 Alabama underwing, South Carolina to Florida to Texas

8809 allusa Hulst, 1884, an underwing moth, Pacific Maritime Ecozone of British Columbia

8834 amatrix (Hübner, [1813]) Sweetheart underwing, Nova Scotia to Florida to Texas
selecta WIk., 1858, form
a. editha Edw., 1875 synonym of amatrix, 2002
pallida B. & McD., 1918, form

8844 amestris Strecker, 1874 Three-staffed underwing, North Carolina to Florida to Texas
westcottii Grt., 1878, form

8878 amica (Hubner, 1818) Girlfriend underwing, S. Canada, E. U.S. to Arizona
form nerissa H. Edwards,
suffusa Beutenmüller, 1903, form
8878.1 amica lineella Grote, 1872 Little Lined Underwing, Ont., Que. to Florida and Texas
curvifascia Brower, 1936, form
melanotica Reiff, 1916, form

8871 andromache Henry Edwards, 1885 an underwing moth, Arizona
a. benjamini Brower, 1937

8849 andromedae (Guenee, 1852) Andromeda underwing, Maine to Florida to Texas
Catocala andromedae tristis, Edw., 1864

8783 angusi Grote, 1876 Angus' underwing, Massachusetts to Georgia to Arkansas
lucetta Hy. Edw., 1881, form, South Carolina

8775 antinympha (Hübner, [1823]) Sweetfern underwing, Que., Ont., R.I., N.Y., Md.
multoconspicua Reiff, 1919, form

8828 arizonae Grote, 1873 placed as a synonym of junctura, 2002
roseata Cass., 1919, form
sara French, 1883, form
arizonensis Strand, 1914, form
a. augusta Hy. Edw., 1875

atocala Brou, 1985 Brou's underwing, Illinois, Oklahoma, Louisiana

8824 babayaga Strecker, 1884, Arizona to Colorado to Illinois

8777 badia Grote and Robinson, 1866 Bay Underwing, N.Y.

8849 benjamini Brower, 1937 Benjamin's Underwing, Arizona, Nevada, southern California and southern Utah.

8867 blandula Hulst, 1884 Charming underwing, Ont. to N. B., Canada south to Georgia, west to Iowa, Ohio, Illinois
a. manitobensis Cass., 1918

8817 briseis W.H. Edwards, 1864, Breseis underwing, B. C. to N. B., Canada; Colorado
briseana Strand, 1914, form
clarissima Beutenmüller, 1918, form
albida Beutenmüller, 1907, form
a. minerva Cass., 1917

8814 californica W.H. Edwards, 1864, an underwing moth, British Columbia south to California
a. edwardsi Kusnezov, 1903
b. elizabeth Cass., 1918

8862 californiensis Brower, 1976 AN UNDERWING MOTH

8832 cara Guenee, 1852, Darling underwing, Quebec and Ontario south to Florida west to Tx.
8832a cara carissima Hulst, 1880 AN UNDERWING MOTH

8802 cerogama Guenee, 1852 Yellow-banded Underwing, Ontario to Nova Scotia to Ga., Mo., N.D.
bunkeri Grt., 1876, form
eliza Fischer, 1885, form
ruperti Franc., 1938, form

charlottae Brou, 1988 Louisiana

8838 chelidonia Grote, 1881 an underwing moth Arizona, California

8810 cleopatra Strecker, 1874, an underwing moth California
a. caerulea Beutenmüller, 1907

8872 clintoni Grote, 1864 CLINTON'S UNDERWING

8851 coccinata Grote, 1872 SCARLET UNDERWING
circe Stkr., 1876, form
a. sinuosa Grt., 1879

8776 coelebs Grote, 1874 THE OLD MAID UNDERWING, Que., N.B., Me.
phoebe Hulst, 1885, form

8833 concumbens Walker, [1858] SLEEPY UNDERWING OR PINK UNDERWING Yukon to P.E.I., east of Rockies in U.S.

8877 connubialis Guenee, 1852 CONNUBIAL UNDERWING
cordelia Hy. Edw., 1880, form
pulverulenta Brower, 1940, form

8772 consors (J.E. Smith & Abbott, 1797) THE CONSORT UNDERWING, Me, Fl., Tx.
8772a consors sorsconi (Barnes and Benjamin, 1924) THE CONSORT UNDERWING, Me, Fl., Tx.

8858 crataegi Saunders, 1876 HAWTHORN UNDERWING

8790 dejecta Strecker, 1880 DEJECTED UNDERWING, Ma., Fl., Tx.

8835 delilah Strecker, 1874 Delilah Underwing, Ohio to Florida to Arizona
umbella B. & Benj., 1927, form
8835a desdemona Henry Edwards, 1882 AN UNDERWING MOTH
umbra B. & Benj., 1927, form
b. utahensis Cass., 1918
swetti B. & Benj., 1927, form

8871 dulciola Grote, 1881 QUIET OR SWEET UNDERWING, Michigan to Virginia

8831 electilis Walker, [1858], AN UNDERWING MOTH, Arizona, Mexico

8827 elsa Beutenmüller, 1918 is a synonym for Catocala junctura

8773 epione (Drury, [1773]) EPIONE UNDERWING, Que., Ont. Fl., Tx.

8816 erichi Brower, 1976 is a synonym for Catocala californica

8799 neogama euphemia Beutenmüller, 1907 AN UNDERWING MOTH Arizona, New Mexico

8811 faustina Strecker, 1873 FAUSTINA UNDERWING , B.C., Co., Ca., Washington
rubra Cassino, 1918, form
carlota Beutenmüller, 1897, form
zillah Stkr., 1878, form
lydia Beutenmüller, 1907, form

8782 flebelis Grote, 1872 MOURNFUL UNDERWING, Ma. to N.C. to Ar. to so. Ont.
carolina Holl., 1903

8815 francisca Henry Edwards, 1880 UNDERWING,

8837 frederici Grote, 1872 AN UNDERWING MOTH

8847 gracilis Edwards, 1864 GRACEFUL UNDERWING
"cinerea" Mayfield, 1922, form
"lemmeri" Mayfield, 1923, form

8875 grisatra Brower, 1936 GRISATRA UNDERWING

8818 grotiana Bailey, 1879 GROTE'S UNDERWING, Colorado

8864 grynea (Cramer, 1780) WOODY UNDERWING

8778 habilis Grote, 1872 HABILIS UNDERWING, Que, Ont., Me., NC., Ar.

8812 hermia Henry Edwards, 1880 AN UNDERWING MOTH
vesta B. & McD., 1918, form
a. verecunda Hulst, 1884
rosa Beutenmüller, 1918, form
diantha Beutenmüller, 1907, form
ritana Beutenmüller, 1918, form

8850 herodias Strecker, 1876 HERODIAS UNDERWING
8850a herodias gerhardi Barnes & Benjamin, 1927 GERHARD'S UNDERWING, Massachusetts

8823 hippolyta Strecker, 1874 AN UNDERWING MOTH; possibly same as semirelicta
walteri Schwarz, 1923, form

8801 ilia (Cramer, 1776) ILIA UNDERWING, New England to Florida to Texas
decorata Worthington, 1883, form
conspicua Worthington, 1883, form
obsoleta Worthington, 1883, form
umbrosa Worthington, 1883, form
normani Bartsch, 1916, form
santanas Reiff, 1920, form

8801a ilia zoe Behr, 1870 California

8840 illecta Walker, [1858] MAGDALEN UNDERWING

8770 innubens Guenee, 1852 THE BETROTHED UNDERWING, Que., Ont., Fl., Tx., Wisc.

8791 insolabilis Guenee, 1852 INCONSOLABLE UNDERWING, Ontario to Florida to Texas

8807 irene Behr, 1870 IRENE'S UNDERWING
volumnia Hy. Edw., 1880, form
virgilia Hy. Edw., 1880, form
a. valeria Hy. Edw., 1880

8879 jair Strecker, 1897 Jair Underwing, New Jersey to Florida to Texas

8825 jessica Henry Edwards, 1877 Jessica Underwing, Arizona

8861 johnsoniana Brower, 1976 Johnson's Underwing

8781 judith Strecker, 1874 Judith's Underwing, New Hampshire to North Carolina to Mo.
levettei Grt., 1874

8829 junctura Walker, [1858] Joined Underwing, N.Y. to Kentucky to N.M. to Montana
julietta French, 1916, form

8794 lacrymosa Guenee, 1852 Tearful Underwing, Ma. to Florida to Texas; s. Ontario
evelina French, 1881, form
zelica French, 1881, form
paulina Henry Edwards, 1880, form
albomarginata Cassino, 1917, form

8860 lincolnana Brower, 1976 Lincoln Underwing, N.C. to Florida to Texas

8848 louiseae J. Bauer, 1965 Louise's Underwing North Carolina to Florida to Arkansas

8808 luciana Strecker, 1874 Luciana Underwing, Michigan to Montana
nebraskae Dodge, 1875, form
somnus Dodge, 1881, form

8793 maestosa Hulst, 1884 Sad Underwing, New York to Florida to Texas

8866 manitoba Beutenmüller, 1908

8804 marmorata Edwards, 1864 MARBLED UNDERWING

8839 mcdunnoughi Brower, 1937 MCDUNNOUGH'S UNDERWING

8822 meskei Grote, 1873 MESKE'S UNDERWING
krombeini Franc., 1938, form
a. orion McD., 1922
concolorata McD., 1922, form

8845 messalina Guenee, 1852 Messalina underwing, Virginia to Florida to Texas

8876 micronympha Guenee, 1852 LITTLE NYMPH UNDERWING
timandra Hy. Edw., 1880, form
hero Hulst, 1884, form
atarah Stkr., 1874, form
gisela Meyer, 1880, form
a. fratercula G. & R., 1866
jacquenetta Hy. Edw., 1880, form
helene Pilate, 1882, form
ouwah Poling, 190l, form

8874 minuta Edwards, 1864 LIITLE UNDERWING
hiseri Cass., 1918, form
parvula Edw., 1864, form
mellitula Hulst, 1884, form
eureka Schwarz, 1919, form
obliterata Schwarz, 1919, form

8863 mira Grote, 1876 WONDERFUL UNDERWING, Quebec to Florida to Texas
a. dana Cass., 1918

8855 miranda Edwards, 1881 MIRANDA UNDERWING

8774 muliercula Guenee, 1852 THE LITTLE WIFE UNDERWING, Ct., Fl., Tx.

8796 nebulosa Edwards, 1864 CLOUDED UNDERWING, Ontario to Florida to Tx.

8798 neogama (J.E.Smith, 1797) The Bride Underwing, Ontario, Quebec, Fl., Tx., Ar.
mildredae Franc., 1938, form
a. loretta B. & McD., 1918

8799 neogama euphemia Beutenmüller, 1907 AN UNDERWING MOTH Arizona, New Mexico

8820 nevadensis Beutenmüller, 1907 UNDERWING, possibly same as semirelicta
montana Beutenmüller, 1907, form

8842 nuptialis Walker, [1858] MARRIED UNDERWING

8784 obscura Strecker, 1873 OBSCURE UNDERWING, Ma., NC., Ms
obvia Schwarz, 1919, form

8870 olivia Henry Edwards, 1880 AN UNDERWING MOTH Louisiana to Texas

8854 ophelia Henry Edwards, 1880 AN UNDERWING MOTH
8854.1 dolli Beutenmüller, 1907 dolli is a synonym for Catocala ophelia

8856 orba Kusnezov, 1903 ORBA UNDERWING

8795 palaeogama Guenee, 1852 Oldwife underwing, Quebec (rare), Me. to S. C. to Ar.
annida Fager, 1882, form
phalanga Grt., 1864, form
denussa Ehrman, 1893, form

8806 parta Guenee, 1852 MOTHER UNDERWING
perplexa Stkr., 1873, form
forbesi Franc., 1938, form

8771 piatrix Grote, 1864 THE PENITENT UNDERWING, Que., Ont., Fl., Tx., Wisc.

8771 piatrix dionyza Henry Edwards, 1885 THE PENITENT UNDERWING, Arizona

8865 praeclara Grote and Robinson, 1866 PRAECLARA UNDERWING

pretiosa Lintner, 1876 PRECIOUS UNDERWING

8819 pura Hulst, 1880 UNDERWING; possibly same as semirelicta
nigra Eastman, 1916, form

8803 relicta Walker, [1858] WHITE UNDERWING
phrynia Hy. Edw., 1880, form
clara Beutenmüller, 1903, form

8803 relicta elda Behr, 1887 WHITE UNDERWING relicta elda is synonymous with C. relicta

8785 residua Grote, 1874 RESIDUA UNDERWING, Ont. & Que., Me. to N.C. to Ms. to Iowa

8788 retecta Grote, 1872 AN UNDERWING MOTH, Me., Ga., Ar.
8788.1 retecta luctuosa Hulst, 1884 Yellow-grey Underwing
luctuosa is given full species status in recent publications

8780 robinsoni Grote, 1872 ROBINSON'S UNDERWING, Ont. to Florida to Oklahoma
currata French, 1882, form
missouriensis Schwarz, 1915, form

8786 sappho Strecker, 1874 SAPPHO UNDERWING, Va., Fl., Tx
cleis Cass., 1918, form

8821 semirelicta Grote, 1874 SEMIRELICT UNDERWING
atala Cass., 1918, form

8779 serena Edwards, 1864 SERENE UNDERWING

8813 sheba Cassino, 1919 UNDERWING , sheba is a synonym of C. hermia

8873 similis Edwards, 1864 SIMILAR UNDERWING
amasia (J. E. Smith, 1797), part form
aholah Stkr., 1874, form
isabella Hy. Edw., 1880, form

8846 sordida Grote, 1877 SORDID UNDERWING
metalomus Mayfield, 1922, form
engelhardti Lemmer, 1937, form

8826 stretchi Behr, 1870 California
sierrae Beutenmüller, 1907, form
a. margherita Beutenmüller, 1918

8797 subnata Grote, 1864 Youthful Underwing , Que. to N. Scotia, NC, Tx.

8830 texanae French, 1902 Texas Underwing, Texas

8859 texarkana Brower, 1976 Florida to Texas
bridwelli Brower, 1976, form

8868 titania Dodge, 1900

8789 ulalume Strecker, 1878 Ulalume Underwing, Virginia to Florida to Texas to Illinois

8857 ultronia (Hubner, 1823) Ultronia Underwing, Man. to P.E.I., south to Florida, w. to Tx.
lucinda Beutenmüller, 1907, form
adriana Hy. Edw., 1880, form
celia Hy. Edw., 1880, form
nigrescens Cass., 1917, form

umbrosa Brou, 2002 Louisiana, southern U.S.

8805 unijuga Walker, [1858] Once-married underwing B.C. to P.E.I.; New England to Montana
agatha Beutenmüller, 1907, form
a. patricia Cassino, 1917
cassinoi Beutenmüller, 1918, form

8852 verilliana Grote, 1875 Verrill's Underwing, Washington to Ca. to Texas
werneri Biederman, 1909, form
a. beutenmülleri B. & McD., 19l0

8792 vidua (J.E. Smith, 1797) Widow Underwing, Ontario, Maine to Fl. to Tx. to Wi.

8853 violenta Henry Edwards, 1880 Violenta, Colorado to Arizona to Texas

8843 whitneyi Dodge, 1874 Whitney's Underwing, Ohio to Tennessee to Ks. to Wisc.; Manitoba
"obscura" Draudt, 1939, form

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