Wing span: 80mm
Flight time: July - September
Description. FW light gray, shaded with light brown and white; with distinct dark dashes in areas of basal and anal dashes, and obliquely from pm line to outer margin just below apex. HW salmon-red with black bands. Underside HW with distinct, black discal lunule. More contrasting specimens, with the inner margin of FW darkened, are "perplexa" Strecker. The melanic form, with blackish FW, is "forbesi" Franclemont. An aberration with yellow HW ground, which may simply be due to fading, has been named "petulans" Hulst. 75-85 min. H 34: 11. B & Mc 3: 14.
Similar species. C. coccinata shows a somewhat similar FW pattern, but HW shade (crimson) is entirely different in that case. C. marmorata is similar in FW and HW colors, but is larger and has distinctive blackish arc on FW.
Range. Hudson Bay area to New Jersey and Pennsylvania (perhaps further in mountains) and west throughout area. A distinctly northern species.
Status. Uncommon to common.
Larval foodplants. Willows (Salix) and poplars (Populus). Reared on Black Willow (S. nigra) (DFS).
Notes. Moth rests head-up on tree trunks, usually from 4 to 8 ft. above ground, often on White Oak; quite skittish (WAM, MCN).
Data from Legion of Night by Theodore Sargent.
Record # | Date | Locale | State | Lat/Lon | Collected By | Count |
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298357 | 2021-07-03 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
272633 | 2020-09-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.016779 -93.616948 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
272638 | 2020-07-14 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.016779 -93.616948 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
247278 | 2019-10-02 | Johnson County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Mark Brown | 1 |
239170 | 2019-09-27 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
239171 | 2019-09-21 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
244038 | 2019-09-13 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
245401 | 2019-09-13 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
239174 | 2019-09-07 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
239173 | 2019-09-03 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
239172 | 2019-08-30 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
239175 | 2019-08-30 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
222368 | 2018-10-03 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
222369 | 2018-09-17 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
222370 | 2018-09-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
226994 | 2018-09-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
222371 | 2018-07-17 | Inis Grove Park, Ames | Iowa | 42.046946 -93.612282 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
224741 | 2018-07-12 | Inis Grove Park, Ames | Iowa | 42.046946 -93.612282 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
222373 | 2018-07-11 | Inis Grove Park, Ames | Iowa | 42.046946 -93.612282 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
224740 | 2018-07-09 | Inis Grove Park, Ames | Iowa | 42.046946 -93.612282 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
222372 | 2018-07-07 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
181553 | 2016-09-21 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
181554 | 2016-09-11 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
177116 | 2016-07-04 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
177115 | 2016-07-01 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
179177 | 2016-06-29 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 2 |
177108 | 2016-06-28 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
177109 | 2016-06-27 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
177107 | 2016-06-26 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
143627 | 2015-07-12 | Red Feather Prairie | Iowa | 41.720901 -93.669105 | Mark Brown | 1 |
205588 | 2014-08-17 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
357827 | 2013-09-28 | Luther College Sign | Iowa | 43.3198 -91.81347 | Anna Gudjonsdottir | 1 |
19466 | 2013-09-02 | 2800 26th Ave, Marion-x | Iowa | 42.04806 -91.58056 | Aaron Eckley | 1 |
19465 | 2013-07-29 | Ambrose A. Call State Park | Iowa | 43.0517 -94.2498 | Matt Kenne | 1 |
66429 | 2013-07-29 | Kossuth County | Iowa | 43.251339 -94.233337 | Matt Kenne | 1 |
129754 | 2013-07-29 | Algona | Iowa | 43.06998 -94.23295 | Matt Kenne | 1 |
249332 | 2011-10-09 | Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Area | Iowa | 42.08398 -91.7651 | Frank Olsen | 1 |
19727 | 2011-09-28 | Linn Mar School Property | Iowa | 42.051719 -91.592853 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
125600 | 2010-08-09 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
136503 | 2010-08-09 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205587 | 2010-08-09 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205586 | 2010-07-09 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205599 | 2010-06-29 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
19460 | 2009-09-22 | Osborne Outdoor Education Center Park | Iowa | 42.79303 -91.4432 | Frank Olsen | 1 |
205585 | 2009-08-28 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205584 | 2009-07-21 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
19459 | 2009-07-20 | Marion County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Reese Worthington | 1 |
19461 | 2008-10-06 | Luther College Sign | Iowa | 43.31972 -91.81333 | Reese Worthington | 1 |
19462 | 2008-10-06 | Luther College Sign | Iowa | 43.31972 -91.81333 | Reese Worthington | 1 |
19464 | 2008-09-13 | Hyvee on Lincoln Way-x | Iowa | 42.02194 -93.67 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
205598 | 2008-09-12 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
19463 | 2008-08-30 | Gas Station on Lincoln Way | Iowa | 42.0225 -93.66528 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
205597 | 2008-08-10 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205596 | 2006-09-07 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205595 | 2006-08-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 3 |
205594 | 2006-07-23 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205583 | 2006-06-28 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205593 | 2005-08-27 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205582 | 2005-07-12 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205581 | 2005-07-07 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
19455 | 2005-07-03 | Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Area | Iowa | 42.08398 -91.7651 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
205580 | 2004-09-08 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205592 | 2004-07-16 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205591 | 2003-09-04 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205579 | 2002-07-10 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
19458 | 2001-08-31 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
143952 | 2001-08-24 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.025805 -91.72638 | Frank Olsen | 1 |
19457 | 2001-08-06 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
18822 | 2001-07-18 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Erickson | 1 |
125595 | 2001-07-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
136498 | 2001-07-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205578 | 2001-07-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
125596 | 2001-07-10 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
125599 | 2001-07-10 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
136499 | 2001-07-10 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
136502 | 2001-07-10 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205577 | 2001-07-10 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 2 |
205590 | 2001-07-10 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
125597 | 2000-07-01 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
136500 | 2000-07-01 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205576 | 2000-07-01 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205589 | 1998-07-18 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
19456 | 1977-09-10 | Linn County | Iowa | 42.027289 -91.67275 | Dennis Schlicht | 1 |
357467 | 1967-09-27 | Luther College | Iowa | 43.313333 -91.803889 | David Ahrenholz | 1 |
136501 | 1962-07-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
125598 | 1962-07-01 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |