Comptonia-peregrina

Guides

• Catocala antinympha

  sweetfern underwing moth, sweetfern underwing

  Catocala antinympha, the sweetfern underwing moth, is a North American underwing moth in the family Erebidae. It is distinguished by its cryptic forewings that conceal brightly colored hindwings, a trait shared with other members of the genus Catocala. The species has a single generation per year and is closely associated with sweetfern (Comptonia peregrina), its sole known larval host plant. Its range spans northeastern North America from Quebec and Ontario to the mid-Atlantic states.

  underwing-mothErebidaeCatocalaspecialist-herbivoreComptonia-peregrinaNorth-Americanocturnalstartle-defenseunivoltinecryptic-colorationNational-Moth-Week

• Parornix peregrinaella

  Parornix peregrinaella is a small moth in the family Gracillariidae, described by Darlington in 1949. It has a restricted distribution in northeastern North America, with records from eastern Canada and the northeastern United States. The species is associated with sweetfern (Comptonia peregrina), on which its larvae mine leaves.

  leaf-minerGracillariidaeNorth-AmericasweetfernComptonia-peregrinaParornixLepidoptera