Species Details
Catocala concumbens
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Common NameSleepy or Pink Underwing
SeasonalityAdults are on the wing in Alberta in August.
IdentificationA large (6.0-7.5 cm wingspan) moth with pale slate-grey forewings and bright rose-pink hindwings. The forewings are even pale slate grey, crossed by thin jagged black antemedian and postmedian lines, and with some darker grey shading. The hindwings are astonishing brilliant rose pink, crossed by wide black median and terminal bands and with a wide pale buff fringe. The antennae are simple and both the sexes are similar.
Scientific Name
Catocala concumbens
Common Name
Sleepy or Pink Underwing
Habitat
Riparian tall shrub and woodland edge; urban plantings.
Seasonality
Adults are on the wing in Alberta in August.
Identification
A large (6.0-7.5 cm wingspan) moth with pale slate-grey forewings and bright rose-pink hindwings. The forewings are even pale slate grey, crossed by thin jagged black antemedian and postmedian lines, and with some…
A large (6.0-7.5 cm wingspan) moth with pale slate-grey forewings and bright rose-pink hindwings. The forewings are even pale slate grey, crossed by thin jagged black antemedian and postmedian lines, and with some darker grey shading. The hindwings are astonishing brilliant rose pink, crossed by wide black median and terminal bands and with a wide pale buff fringe. The antennae are simple and both the sexes are similar.
Life History
Adults are nocturnal and come to light, but more commonly to sugar baits. The egg is the overwintering stage, and the larvae are solitary defoliators. There is a single brood each year.
Conservation
Scarce at the western edge of its range in Alberta. No concerns.
Diet Info
No Alberta data. Elsewhere reported to use willows (Salix sp.) and poplars (Populus sp., including P. tremuloides, P. deltoides and P. nigra).
Range
Widespread in eastern North America, west across the southern half of the Prairie Provinces to eastern Alberta. In Alberta, it has been collected along the eastern edge of the parklands, east to Dinosaur Provincial…
Widespread in eastern North America, west across the southern half of the Prairie Provinces to eastern Alberta. In Alberta, it has been collected along the eastern edge of the parklands, east to Dinosaur Provincial Park and north to Lloydminster.
Citation
Page Citation for Catocala concumbens
Page Citation
"Species Details - Catocala concumbens, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-804. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
References
Author
Sargent, Theodore, D
Title
Legion of night : the underwing moths
Publication Date
1976
Pages
222
Specimen Information
There are 14 specimens of this Species.
UASM13151 - Catocala concumbens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lloydminster
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1942-08-12
UASM13152 - Catocala concumbens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lloydminster
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1942-08-12
UASM13156 - Catocala concumbens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lloydminster
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1942-08-12
UASM13163 - Catocala concumbens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lloydminster
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1941-08-20
UASM13171 - Catocala concumbens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lloydminster
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1942-08-12
UASM13172 - Catocala concumbens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lloydminster
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1941-08-20
UASM19682 - Catocala concumbens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dinosaur Provincial Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected1998-08-18
UASM184960 - Catocala concumbens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: New Brunswick, Edmundston
Collected ByHensel, H.
Date Collected1994-08-15
UASM184961 - Catocala concumbens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: New Brunswick, Saint-Basile
Collected ByHensel, H.
Date Collected1996-09-05
UASM184962 - Catocala concumbens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: New Brunswick, Saint-Basile
Collected ByHensel, H.
Date Collected1997-08-25
UASM184963 - Catocala concumbens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: New Brunswick, Saint-Basile
Collected ByHensel, H.
Date Collected1997-08-25
UASM184964 - Catocala concumbens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: New Brunswick, Saint-Basile
Collected ByHensel, H.
Date Collected1997-08-26
UASM184965 - Catocala concumbens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: New Brunswick, Saint-Basile
Collected ByHensel, H.
Date Collected1997-09-11
UASM184966 - Catocala concumbens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: New Brunswick, Saint-Basile
Collected ByHensel, H.
Date Collected1997-09-11