Erebidae
930859 –
8878 Catocala amica
(Hübner, 1818)
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| Synonymy: |
amica (Hübner, 1818) (Ephesia) - MONA 1983: 8878androphila Guenée, 1852 (Catocala)
Note: originally proposed as a replacement name for amica, a name thought to be preoccupied. curvifascia Brower, 1936 (Catocala)
Note: originally described as a form of amica and treated as such in Gall & Schweitzer (2026). suffusa Beutenmüller, 1903 (Catocala)
Note: originally described as a variety of amica and treated as a form in Gall & Schweitzer (2026). |
| Distribution: |
See Gall & Borth (2025). |
| Host Plants: |
See Gall & Borth (2025).
Host familiy: Fagaceae. Host genera: Quercus. Notes: foliage (Wagner 2005). (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) |
| Description: |
Member of the Catocala amica complex in which species lack a black medial hindwing band; see Gall & Schweitzer (2026) for full description. Caution: In Gall & Schweitzer (2026) figure 2, the specimen labeled A is a lineella and not a pinicola (error in digital assembly of images for the plate; the catalog number and locality data are correct) (L. Gall, pers. comm., 28iv2026). |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Gall, L. & R. Borth, 2025. Underwing Moths (Catocala) & Larvae: A companion guide for iNaturalists, Website. [accessed on 7 October 2025]
- Gall, L.F. & D.F. Schweitzer, 2026. A review of the Catocala amica complex (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), with a neotype designation and description of a new species. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, 67(1): 3-21. (PDF)
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Catocala amica
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
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form "curvifascia" - © Ron Votaw
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