Species Account for Catocala sponsa
previous species | next species
Maps produced by MapMate®. Data overlays Copyright © Essex Field Club 2025.
Reproduction for study and non-profit use permitted, all other rights reserved.
Missing records?
Catocala sponsa (Linnaeus, 1767) 72.081 
Dark Crimson Underwing
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Erebidae
Reproduction for study and non-profit use permitted, all other rights reserved.
Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data
View time series maps for Catocala sponsa
member log-on for taxon report
Verification Grade:
Adult:
Adult: Very scarce / difficult species, voucher specimen may be required
Status: RDB 3;Section 41 Priority Species
Essex RDB: Listed
Records: 33
First Record: 1951
Latest Record: 2025
1992-on hectads: 11
Pre-1992 hectads: 2
Total hectads: 12
Images
Dark Crimson Underwing
upload a new image
Catocala sponsa on UK Moths website
Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 13 records with habitat information)
no subhabitat data available
no structural habitat data available
Habitat Detail and Method (based on 33 records with habitat detail and method information)
Why not join the Club, register and add a new species page
Interpretation of distribution maps