Moths of North Carolina
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1 NC Records

Catocala concumbens Walker, [1858] - Pink Underwing

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: CatocaliniP3 Number: 930814.00 MONA Number: 8833.00
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                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The forewings are pale gray, shading to whitish along the costa (Forbes, 1954). The lines are narrow and black, similar to those of cara and amatrix. The reniform is often obscure but can be fairly large and pale. Hindwings are distinctively pink, crossed by two broad, sharp-edged bands of black. The fringe is white. Catocala amatrix can be similar in appearance and color, but can have broad longitudinal bands of black on the forewings and the black lines on the hindwings are narrower.
Wingspan: 60-75 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:
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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 sole record comes from a high elevation site where willows may be present or possibly Bigtooth Aspen
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on willows and poplars (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [SR]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S1S2
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: We know of only a single record for this species in North Carolina.