Moths of North Carolina
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7 NC Records

Catocala illecta Walker, [1858] - Magdalen Underwing

Catocala illecta
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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: CatocaliniP3 Number: 930826 MONA Number: 8840.00
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 Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Wingspan: 60-70 mm (Sargent, 1976)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
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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Immature 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 from woodland edges, old pastures, or other sites where Honey Locusts are likely to occur.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are monophagous on Honey Locust (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Honey Locust Groves
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: W3
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 [S2S4]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:

 Photo Gallery for Catocala illecta - Magdalen Underwing

Photos: 9

Recorded by: Sam Jaffee and Stephen Dunn on 2024-05-13
Orange Co.
Comment: An adult that was reared by Sam Jaffe from a larva collected with Stephen Dunn on 2024-04-17 (see companion photo of two larvae).		Recorded by: Sam Jaffee and Stephen Dunn on 2024-05-13
Orange Co.
Comment: An adult that was reared by Sam Jaffe from a larva collected with Stephen Dunn on 2024-04-17 (see companion photo of two larvae).
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn and Sam Jaffe on 2024-04-17
Orange Co.
Comment: Larvae were in leaf litter beneath a Honey Locust tree. 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-04-10
Orange Co.
Comment: Larvae were feeding on Gleditsia triacanthos.
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-04-10
Orange Co.
Comment: Larvae were feeding on Gleditsia triacanthos. 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-07-11
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-06-22
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Parker Backstrom on 2009-06-05
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: T. Daggy on 1953-06-18
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Specimen in NCSU Insect Museum