July 21-24 New Hampshire experienced a heat wave complete with oppressive humidity. The sultry summer nights brought out a wonderful variety of insects including three species of Catocala (underwing) moths.
The moth on the top is an Epione underwing (Catocala epione) and is the largest of the three with a wingspan of 5 cm. The moth on the bottom left is called girlfriend underwing (Catocala amica) with a wingspan of about 2.3 cm. The moth on the bottom right is a gloomy underwing (Catocala andromedae) with a wingspan of 3.8 cm. Wingspan measurements are as the moths are shown.
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