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Erebidae
930861.1n – 8879.1   Catocala pinicola Schweitzer & Gall, 2026
Distribution Data for Catocala pinicola
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Synonymy:
  • pinicola Schweitzer & Gall, 2026 (Catocala) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: "MA[ssachusetts], Franklin Co[unty]., Montague, Montague Plains WMA".
  • Distribution: USA: Florida north to Massachusetts and west to Texas (BOLD).
    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).
    Similar  : Species
  • 930859 Catocala amica
  • 930860 Catocala lineella
  • 930861 Catocala jair
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
  • 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) - BIN: BOLD:ACF0904 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Gall, L. & R. Borth, 2025. Underwing Moths (Catocala) & Larvae: A companion guide for iNaturalists, Website. [accessed on 1 May 2026]
    • 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)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    Catocala pinicola
    - holotype - LG – (cc) YPM (L.F. Gall)
    Catocala pinicola
    LG – (cc) YPM (L.F. Gall)
    Catocala pinicola
    LG – (cc) YPM (L.F. Gall)

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