Moths of North Carolina
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57 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, BOLD                                                                                 
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:
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)
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Rich Montane Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
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

Photos: 29

Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Ivanna Knox, Marietta Shattelroe and Avery Young on 2023-09-21
Buncombe 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 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 2022-10-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-10-12
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-09-30
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-09-07
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-09-01
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-08-31
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-08-26
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-08-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-08-22
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-08-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-10-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-03
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-02
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-17
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-17
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-08-28
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-08-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-08-28
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 1999-10-08
Ashe Co.
Comment: Specimen in the NCSU Insect Museum. Wingspan = 8.0 cm; forewing length = 4.2 cm.