Wing span: 46mm
Flight time: July - August
Description. FW dull greenish-gray, rather uniform; with paler reniform-subreniform area; st diffuse whitish, sometimes nearly obsolete; am and pm lines very fine, nearly meeting at inner margin; prominent orange-brown shading along inner margin from am to st line; no basal dash. HW yellow-orange with black bands. Underside light orange and blackish, all bands prominent. An aberration with the HW almost totally black is "constans" Hulst (fig. 5.3) 40-50 mm. H 35: 6. B & Mc 9: 16; 10: 10 ("constans").
Similar species. C. praeclara is somewhat similar, but shows the following FW differences: ground lighter green; am and pm lines clearly separated at inner margin; brown shading along inner margin darker and broken between am and pm lines, but extending inward from am line to base; basal dash short but distinct. In addition, praeclara has a paler orange HW ground and underside. See titania and alabamae.
Range. Maine to Florida and west throughout area.
Status. Common.
Larval foodplants. Hawthorns (Crataegus), plums (Prunus) and apple (Pyrus).
Notes. Moth rests head-down on tree trunks.
Data from Legion of Night by Theodore Sargent.
Record # | Date | Locale | State | Lat/Lon | Collected By | Count |
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298671 | 2021-07-12 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.011732 -93.615039 | Paul Martsching | 4 |
234750 | 2019-07-29 | Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Area | Iowa | 42.087352 -91.767107 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
234334 | 2019-07-26 | F. W. Kent Park | Iowa | 41.734938 -91.721911 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
224751 | 2018-07-17 | Inis Grove Park, Ames | Iowa | 42.046946 -93.612282 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
355915 | 2018-07-17 | Hickory Ridge Woods | Iowa | 43.3178 -91.7959 | Lena Schmitt | 1 |
358802 | 2018-07-17 | Roslien Woods | Iowa | 43.3244 -91.8216 | Lena Schmitt | 1 |
222342 | 2018-07-12 | Inis Grove Park, Ames | Iowa | 42.046946 -93.612282 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
222336 | 2018-07-10 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
224750 | 2018-07-10 | Inis Grove Park, Ames | Iowa | 42.046946 -93.612282 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
226995 | 2018-07-10 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
222346 | 2018-07-09 | Inis Grove Park, Ames | Iowa | 42.046946 -93.612282 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
222337 | 2018-07-07 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
222338 | 2018-07-03 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
175481 | 2016-07-03 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
130154 | 2015-08-03 | Grand River Grasslands / Kellerton Bird Conservation Area | Iowa | 40.657259 -94.110879 | Logan Crees | 1 |
129708 | 2015-07-26 | 100 Acre Wood-x | Iowa | 0 0 | MJ Hatfield | 1 |
146969 | 2015-07-26 | 100 Acre Wood-x | Iowa | 0 0 | MJ Hatfield | 1 |
146984 | 2015-07-26 | 100 Acre Wood-x | Iowa | 0 0 | MJ Hatfield | 1 |
146945 | 2015-07-21 | 100 Acre Wood-x | Iowa | 0 0 | MJ Hatfield | 1 |
128358 | 2015-07-19 | 1460 Douglas Ct, Marion | Iowa | 42.040069 -91.590953 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
132124 | 2015-07-19 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
193923 | 2015-07-08 | Webster County | Iowa | 42.3974963 -94.1513764 | 1 | |
205668 | 2014-07-22 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
108403 | 2014-07-19 | Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Area | Iowa | 42.0833333 -91.7652778 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
19072 | 2013-07-29 | Ambrose A. Call State Park | Iowa | 43.0517 -94.2498 | Matt Kenne | 1 |
19071 | 2013-07-02 | Ohio County, Kentucky | Kentucky | Location Protected | Jim Durbin | 1 |
125634 | 2012-06-11 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
136537 | 2012-06-11 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205667 | 2012-06-11 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205666 | 2011-07-21 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205665 | 2010-06-25 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205664 | 2009-07-27 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
19070 | 2009-07-25 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Frank Olsen | 1 |
125638 | 2009-07-06 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
136541 | 2009-07-06 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205663 | 2009-07-06 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205662 | 2008-08-03 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
19069 | 2008-08-02 | 1460 Douglas Ct, Marion | Iowa | 42.040069 -91.590953 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
19068 | 2007-07-07 | 1460 Douglas Ct, Marion | Iowa | 42.040069 -91.590953 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
125639 | 2007-06-25 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
136542 | 2007-06-25 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205661 | 2007-06-25 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
19052 | 2006-08-01 | Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area, Linn County | Iowa | 42.11952 -91.81215 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
10859 | 2005-07-22 | Wanatee County Park | Iowa | 42.0094 -91.56623 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
19051 | 2005-07-22 | Yellow River State Forest | Iowa | 43.1676 -91.254 | Ed Freese | 1 |
19050 | 2005-07-17 | 1460 Douglas Ct, Marion | Iowa | 42.040069 -91.590953 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
859 | 2004-09-03 | Wanatee County Park | Iowa | 42.0094 -91.56623 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
19048 | 2003-07-26 | Wanatee County Park | Iowa | 42.0094 -91.56623 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
205660 | 2003-07-05 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
19049 | 2003-05-15 | Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge | Iowa | 41.5678 -93.2675 | Keith Summerville | 1 |
19067 | 2001-08-04 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
19066 | 2001-08-01 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
18909 | 2001-07-30 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
19065 | 2001-07-26 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
19064 | 2001-07-23 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
19063 | 2001-07-17 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
19061 | 2001-07-16 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
19062 | 2001-07-16 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
19060 | 2001-07-14 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
19057 | 2001-07-13 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
19058 | 2001-07-13 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
19059 | 2001-07-13 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
19056 | 2001-07-11 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
19055 | 2001-07-10 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
19053 | 2001-07-09 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
19054 | 2001-07-09 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
125635 | 2001-07-09 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
136538 | 2001-07-09 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205659 | 2001-07-09 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
125636 | 1999-07-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
136539 | 1999-07-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205658 | 1999-07-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
125637 | 1998-07-10 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
136540 | 1998-07-10 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205657 | 1998-07-10 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |