Moths of North Carolina
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64 NC Records

Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852 - Yellow-banded Underwing

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: CatocaliniP3 Number: 930794.00 MONA Number: 8802.00
Comments: One of 103 species in this genus that occur in North America (Gall and Hawks, 2010; Kons and Borth, 2015a,b), 67 of which have been recorded in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954); Sargent (1976)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The ground color of the forewings is pale gray but may be suffused with brown or blotched with white in some forms (Forbes, 1954). In typical specimens, there is at least a darker stain over the reniform (Sargent, 1976). A basal dash is absent and the lines are otherwise normal. A white subreniform spot is one of the most conspicuous features of the forewing, with a pale area extending obliquely upward towards the costa. The hindwings have a distinctive, continuous band of yellow running through the center of the wing, bordered on both sides by black. The fringe is pale and typically yellowish, and checkered with black along the veins.
Wingspan: 70-80 mm (Sargent, 1976)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Restricted in North Carolina to the mountains.
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: Most of our records come from high elevation hardwoods or cove forests
Larval Host Plants: Monophagous on Basswood (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for Rich Montane Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S3S4
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 cerogama - Yellow-banded Underwing

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

Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-11-06
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-10-12
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-10-05
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Ivanna Knox, Marietta Shattelroe and Avery Young on 2023-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Ivanna Knox, Marietta Shattelroe and Avery Young on 2023-09-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-09-06
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-09-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-08-24
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-07-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-10-25
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-10-12
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-09-30
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-09-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-09-07
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-09-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-08-31
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-08-26
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-08-24
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-08-22
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-08-14
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-10-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-03
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-02
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-28
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-17
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-17
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-14
Buncombe Co.
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