Yellow-Gray Underwing
Catocala retecta
Summary 4
The Yellow-Gray Underwing (Catocala retecta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. The species can be found from southern Ontario and Quebec south through Maine and New Jersey, south through Tennessee to Georgia and west to Arkansas and Kansas and north to Wisconsin. There is one recognised subspecies, Catocala retecta luctuosa, which is sometimes treated as a valid species with the common name Yellow-fringed Underwing.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Jenn Forman Orth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/49503155549@N01/7909773186
- (c) Jim Vargo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/Files1/JV/300/JV8788-300.jpg
- (c) Ilona Loser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5481/11021940436_3fa3504e52_o.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catocala_retecta
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- BugGuide
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- CUIC Insect Images
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- Maryland Moths
- Mass Moths
- Moth Photographers Group
- Moths of North Carolina
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
