Genus

Underwing Moths

Catocala

29 species in our catalog · found in 17 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyErebidae (Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths)
GenusCatocala (Underwing Moths)

Species in this group

Catocala relicta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Catocala streckeri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Catocala frederici

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Catocala nymphaea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Catocala carissima

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Catocala agrippina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Catocala nymphagoga

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Catocala coniuncta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Catocala nebulosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Catocala elocata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Catocala ilia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Catocala amatrix

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Catocala piatrix

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Catocala nupta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Catocala epione

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Catocala sordida

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Catocala desdemona

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Catocala promissa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Catocala fraxini

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Catocala sponsa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Catocala antinympha

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Catocala palaeogama

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Catocala ultronia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Catocala flebilis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Catocala blandula

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Catocala andromedae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Catocala vidua

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Catocala neogama

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Catocala fulminea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Underwing Moths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	5 of 29	~40%
	Catocala nymphaea			~10%
	Minsmere Crimson Underwing			~10%
	Oak Yellow Underwing			~10%
	French Red Underwing			~10%
	Light Crimson Underwing			<5%
2	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 29	~30%
	Ilia Underwing			~10%
	Epione Underwing			~10%
	Ultronia Underwing			<5%
	Mourning Underwing			<5%
	Charming Underwing			<5%
	Gloomy Underwing			<5%
	Widow Underwing			<5%
3	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 29	~30%
	Carissima Underwing			~10%
	Agrippina Underwing			~10%
	Clouded Underwing			~10%
4	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5 of 29	~20%
	Oak Yellow Underwing			~10%
	French Red Underwing			~10%
	Light Crimson Underwing			<5%
	Dark Crimson Underwing			<5%
	Red Underwing			<5%
5	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 29	~20%
	Ilia Underwing			~10%
	Sordid Underwing			~10%
	White Underwing			~10%
	Sweetfern Underwing Moth			<5%
6	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 29	~20%
	White Underwing			~20%
7	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 29	~20%
	Oak Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Catocala nymphaea			~10%
8	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 29	~20%
	Catocala streckeri			~20%
9	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	4 of 29	~20%
	Red Underwing			<5%
	French Red Underwing			<5%
	Minsmere Crimson Underwing			<5%
	Catocala fulminea			<5%
10	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 29	~10%
	Red Underwing			~10%
	Blue Underwing			<5%
	Dark Crimson Underwing			<5%
11	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 29	~10%
	Catocala frederici			~10%
12	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 29	~10%
	Sweetheart Underwing			~10%
	Penitent Underwing			~10%
13	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 29	~10%
	Ilia Underwing			<5%
	Oldwife Underwing			<5%
14	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 29	~10%
	Red Underwing			~10%
15	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 29	<5%
	Desdemona Underwing			<5%
16	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 29	<5%
	Ilia Underwing			<5%
17	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 29	<5%
	Bride Underwing			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	8 of 29	~20%
	Bride Underwing			<5%
	Penitent Underwing			<5%
	Sweetheart Underwing			<5%
	White Underwing			<5%
	Ilia Underwing			<5%
	Oldwife Underwing			<5%
	Charming Underwing			<5%
	Ultronia Underwing			<5%
2	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	5 of 29	~20%
	Red Underwing			~10%
	French Red Underwing			<5%
	Catocala fulminea			<5%
	Light Crimson Underwing			<5%
	Blue Underwing			<5%
3	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 29	~20%
	White Underwing			<5%
	Ilia Underwing			<5%
	Ultronia Underwing			<5%
	Penitent Underwing			<5%
	Bride Underwing			<5%
	Epione Underwing			<5%
	Sweetheart Underwing			<5%
4	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	8 of 29	~20%
	Oldwife Underwing			<5%
	Ilia Underwing			<5%
	Ultronia Underwing			<5%
	Sweetheart Underwing			<5%
	Widow Underwing			<5%
	Bride Underwing			<5%
	Penitent Underwing			<5%
	Clouded Underwing			<5%
5	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 29	~20%
	Agrippina Underwing			~10%
	Ilia Underwing			<5%
	Penitent Underwing			<5%
	Bride Underwing			<5%
	Sweetheart Underwing			<5%
6	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 29	~20%
	Penitent Underwing			<5%
	Ilia Underwing			<5%
	Ultronia Underwing			<5%
	Widow Underwing			<5%
	Oldwife Underwing			<5%
7	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	5 of 29	~20%
	Sweetheart Underwing			<5%
	White Underwing			<5%
	Bride Underwing			<5%
	Ilia Underwing			<5%
	Clouded Underwing			<5%
8	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 29	~10%
	Penitent Underwing			<5%
	Sweetheart Underwing			<5%
	Ilia Underwing			<5%
	Bride Underwing			<5%
	White Underwing			<5%
	Oldwife Underwing			<5%
9	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 29	~10%
	Red Underwing			~10%
	Light Crimson Underwing			<5%
	Blue Underwing			<5%
	Dark Crimson Underwing			<5%
10	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 29	~10%
	Red Underwing			~10%
	French Red Underwing			~10%
11	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	3 of 29	~10%
	Red Underwing			~10%
	French Red Underwing			<5%
	Catocala fulminea			<5%
12	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 29	~10%
	Catocala nymphaea			~10%
13	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 29	~10%
	Ilia Underwing			<5%
	Ultronia Underwing			<5%
	Penitent Underwing			<5%
	Widow Underwing			<5%
	Oldwife Underwing			<5%
14	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	4 of 29	~10%
	Red Underwing			~10%
	Blue Underwing			<5%
	Catocala fulminea			<5%
	Light Crimson Underwing			<5%
15	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 29	~10%
	French Red Underwing			~10%
	Red Underwing			~10%
16	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 29	~10%
	Penitent Underwing			<5%
	Agrippina Underwing			<5%
	Ilia Underwing			<5%
	Bride Underwing			<5%
17	Paris	🇫🇷 France	3 of 29	~10%
	French Red Underwing			<5%
	Red Underwing			<5%
	Light Crimson Underwing			<5%
18	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 29	~10%
	Bride Underwing			<5%
	White Underwing			<5%
	Ilia Underwing			<5%
	Sweetheart Underwing			<5%
19	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 29	~10%
	French Red Underwing			~10%
	Red Underwing			<5%
20	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 29	~10%
	French Red Underwing			~10%
	Minsmere Crimson Underwing			~10%
21	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 29	~10%
	White Underwing			~10%
	Charming Underwing			<5%
22	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	2 of 29	~10%
	French Red Underwing			~10%
	Red Underwing			<5%
23	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 29	~10%
	French Red Underwing			~10%
	Red Underwing			<5%
24	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 29	~10%
	Red Underwing			~10%
	Blue Underwing			<5%
25	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 29	~10%
	Red Underwing			~10%
	Blue Underwing			<5%
26	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 29	~10%
	Penitent Underwing			<5%
	Sweetheart Underwing			<5%
27	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 29	~10%
	Blue Underwing			~10%
	Catocala fulminea			<5%
28	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 29	~10%
	Red Underwing			<5%
	Dark Crimson Underwing			<5%
29	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 29	~10%
	Blue Underwing			<5%
	Red Underwing			<5%
30	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 29	~10%
	Minsmere Crimson Underwing			<5%
	Oak Yellow Underwing			<5%
31	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 29	~10%
	Red Underwing			~10%
32	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 29	~10%
	Agrippina Underwing			<5%
	Ilia Underwing			<5%
33	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 29	~10%
	Oldwife Underwing			<5%
	Ilia Underwing			<5%
34	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 29	~10%
	Blue Underwing			<5%
	Red Underwing			<5%
35	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 29	~10%
	White Underwing			<5%
	Charming Underwing			<5%
36	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 29	~10%
	Red Underwing			~10%
37	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 29	~10%
	White Underwing			<5%
	Bride Underwing			<5%
38	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 29	~10%
	Ilia Underwing			<5%
	Agrippina Underwing			<5%
39	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 29	~10%
	Red Underwing			~10%
40	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 29	~10%
	Red Underwing			~10%
41	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 29	<5%
	Red Underwing			<5%
42	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 29	<5%
	Red Underwing			<5%
43	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 29	<5%
	Penitent Underwing			<5%
	Ilia Underwing			<5%
44	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 29	<5%
	Red Underwing			<5%
45	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 29	<5%
	Red Underwing			<5%
46	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 29	<5%
	Blue Underwing			<5%
47	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 29	<5%
	Red Underwing			<5%
48	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 29	<5%
	Catocala streckeri			<5%
49	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 29	<5%
	Bride Underwing			<5%
50	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 29	<5%
	Penitent Underwing			<5%
51	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 29	<5%
	White Underwing			<5%
52	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 29	<5%
	Sweetheart Underwing			<5%
53	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 29	<5%
	White Underwing			<5%
54	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 29	<5%
	Penitent Underwing			<5%

Underwing Moths

Species in this group

White Underwing

Catocala streckeri

Catocala frederici

Catocala nymphaea

Carissima Underwing

Agrippina Underwing

Oak Yellow Underwing

Minsmere Crimson Underwing

Clouded Underwing

French Red Underwing

Ilia Underwing

Sweetheart Underwing

Penitent Underwing

Red Underwing

Epione Underwing

Sordid Underwing

Desdemona Underwing

Light Crimson Underwing

Blue Underwing

Dark Crimson Underwing

Sweetfern Underwing Moth

Oldwife Underwing

Ultronia Underwing

Mourning Underwing

Charming Underwing

Gloomy Underwing

Widow Underwing

Bride Underwing

Catocala fulminea

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Underwing Moths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked