Minnesota Catocala

I have added two species from eastern North Dakota, courtesy of Gerald Fauskes (GF), and I (Wiliam Oehlke) have added many other species which I feel might be present (WO).

Lack of reporting for a particular county (county lists still to be developed) does not indicate the species does not fly there. Look at neighbouring counties or the entire Minnesota list to help identify a species.

I have indicated maximum and minimum known wingspans for each species and have put the different species into respective columns according to my interpretation of the hindwing colour. Framed specimens fade considerably when exposed to light. What one person sees as orange another may see as yellow! There is also some variation between live individuals.

Please send sightings, preferably with images, to Bill Oehlke.

YELLOW amica 35-40, TM antinympha 45-55, TM blandula 40-50, WO clintoni 45-55, WO crataegi 40-50, WO gracilis 40-45, WO lineella WO minuta 35-45, TM mira 40-50, WO praeclara 40-50, WO similis 35-45, WO sordida 37-45, WO whitneyi 45-50, TM

ORANGE grynea 40-50, TM micronympha 35-50, WO neogama 70-85, TM piatrix 68-84, WO subnata 75-90, WO

SALMON ilia 65-82, TM innubens 55-72, TM luciana 70-80, WO parta 70-85, TM ultronia 50-63, TM unijuga 70-90, TM

RED briseis 60-70, TM meskei 65-75, GF semirelicta 65-75, WO

SCARLET amatrix 75-95, TM coccinata 57-70, GF

PINK cara 70-85, TM concumbens 60-75, TM

BLACK epione 55-65, TM insolabilis 65-75, WO judith 45-55, WO lacrymosa 60-82, TM luctuosa ? maestosa 78-98, TM retecta 60-75, WO vidua 70-80, WO

SPECIAL cerogama 70-80, TM relicta 70-80, TM

If you have additional sightings to add to the list or high quality images of moths or larvae, please forward same to oehlkew@islandtelecom.com.

Images and/or information will be credited to photographer/source.

Here is the complete list that Tom Middagh sent me for Minnesota.

amatrix Nobles September 3, 1998
amatrix Nobles August 24, 1983
amatrix Nobles August 23, 1983
amatrix Nobles August 26, 1982
amatrix Nobles August 24, 1988
amatrix Nobles August 30, 1979
amatrix Nobles August 20, 1991
amatrix Nobles August 18, 1982
unijuga Nobles September 5, 1980
cara Nobles August 31, 1991
cara Wright September 7, 1979
cara Nobles August 24, 1983
cara Murray September 1, 1980
amatrix Nobles August 24, 1991
unijuga Nobles July 22, 1992
unijuga Nobles August 26, 1982
unijuga Nobles August 13, 1980
maestosa Nobles September 10, 1996
ilia Nobles August 7, 1992
ilia Nobles July 31, 1986
ilia Nobles July 6, 1994
briseis Sherburne August 9, 1982
epione Nobles July 6, 1994
lacrymosa? Nobles July 31, 1986
relicta Nobles September 10, 1988
relicta Nobles August 22, 1994
relicta Nobles August 23, 1994
neogama Nobles August 15, 1991
neogama Nobles August 24, 1983
cerogama Clearwater August 6, 1980
concumbens Clearwater August 6, 1980
parta Nobles August 22, 1991
parta Nobles August 23, 1991
parta Nobles July 20, 1980
parta Nobles September 5, 1980
parta Nobles August 19, 1982
ultronia Nobles July 30, 1992
ultronia Nobles August 7, 1998
ultronia Nobles August 1, 1982
antinympha Pine August 24, 1978
grynea Nobles August 5, 1985
grynea Nobles August 1, 1982
grynea Nobles August 16, 1980
minuta Nobles July 21, 1983
amica Jackson July 20, 1977
whitneyi Nobles July 7, 1994
innubens Nobles July 28, 1997
innubens Nobles July 30, 1985

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