Moths of North Carolina
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63 NC Records

Catocala neogama (J.E. Smith, 1797) - Bride Underwing

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: CatocaliniP3 Number: 930790.00 MONA Number: 8798.00
Comments: One of 103 species in this genus that occur in North America (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010, 2015), 67 of which have been recorded in North Carolina. Included by Barnes and McDunnough (1918) in their Group VI (also adopted by Forbes, 1954). This groups comprises 15 species, all of which feed on Hickories or Walnuts (Juglandaciae). In addition to neogama, other members of this group that occur in North Carolina include retecta, dejecta, ulalume, insolabilis, myristica, vidua, maestosa, lachrymosa, palaeogama, nebulosa, and subnata.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The ground color is greenish gray and fairly even in males; more mottled and shaded with blackish beyond the cell in females (Forbes, 1954). A basal dash is present in both sexes, with that of the female short and thick. Very similar in color and pattern to subnata but that species is usually much less mottled, with a paler gray ground color, and lacking any greenish shade.
Wingspan: 70-85 mm (Sargent, 1976)
Adult Structural Features: As discovered by Ferguson (in Sargent, 1976), the hind tibiae are flattened laterally and sparsely spined, whereas C. subnata has cylindrical hind tibiae that are well-spined.
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come mainly from rich, mesic, hardwood forests. In the Coastal Plain, these include brownwater river floodplains and mesic hardwoods growing on bluffs. Piedmont sites include alluvial forests and one ridgetop associated with an extensive area of gabbro. Mountain records include mainly alluvial and cove forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Black Walnut and Butternut (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for Rich Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Catocala neogama - Bride Underwing

41 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-10-19
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-08-26
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-17
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-09-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-08-08
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-08-03
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2021-09-14
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-09-10
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2021-09-06
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-08-05
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-07-03
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2020-08-26
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-08-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-08-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-08-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-17
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-31
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2019-07-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-09-02
Madison Co.
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