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Moth Monday: The Penitent

Today’s moth is #8771 in the Hodges Catalog, the Penitent Underwing Moth, Catocala piatrix dionyza

Moth on tree

Whoever named the Underwings had a vivid (and likely Victorian) imagination. Other moths in this genus include:

  • The Sweetheart
  • The Girlfriend
  • The Gloomy Underwing
  • The Charming Underwing
  • The Darling Underwing
  • The Carissima Underwing
  • The Connubial Underwing
  • The Dejected Underwing
  • The Graceful Underwing
  • The Betrothed
  • The Tearful Underwing
  • The Sad Underwing
  • The Little Wife Underwing
  • The Bride
  • The Married Underwing
  • The Oldwife
  • The Mother
  • The Sappho Underwing
  • The Serene Underwing
  • The Youthful Underwing
  • The Once-married Underwing
  • The Widow
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