Catocala of Nova Scotia


Catocala unijuga, August 25, 2004, courtesy of Tim Dyson, copyright.

There are not too many species indigenous to Nova Scotia so identification is easy, except with blandula and crataegi.

The following table divides all North American Catocala species into twenty one different groups. Moths are grouped according to hindwing colour bands (yellow, orange, salmon, red, pink, black or white) and wingspan measurements (small = 35-55mm, medium = 55-75 mm and large = 75mm plus).

Wingspan refers to the distance from wing tip to wing tip when the moths are spread with the inner margin of the forewing perpendicular to the body.

Those found in Nova Scotia are located in their respective groupings.

YELLOW
small:
antinympha
gracilis
sordida

medium:




large:
cerogama (rare)
parta
subnata (rare)

ORANGE

blandula
connubialis
crataegi
praeclara

badia coelebs
briseis
habilis
semirelicta (rare)




SALMON






ultronia




unijuga


RED







coccinata



amatrix (rare)
ilia

PINK
small:


medium:


large:
concumbens

BLACK

WHITE







relicta

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