Catocala

40 species

In Québec, the genus Catocala (family Erebidae) counts 40 species of insects. The stars? White Underwing, Darling Underwing and Sweetheart Underwing, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 31 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Montérégie31
  2. Outaouais22
  3. Montréal21
  4. Capitale-Nationale20
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue16
  6. Lanaudière16
  7. Laurentides15
  8. Estrie14
  9. Mauricie11
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine11
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches11
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  14. Côte-Nord9
  15. Laval8
  16. Centre-du-Québec7
  17. Nord-du-Québec5