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title: "Rood weeskind"
description: "Catocala nupta — Insecten en spinnen. The red underwing (Catocala nupta) is a moth of the family Erebidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/red-underwing
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rood weeskind

> Catocala nupta — Insecten en spinnen. The red underwing (Catocala nupta) is a moth of the family Erebidae.

- Scientific name: *Catocala nupta*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9031
- Wikidata: [Q581524](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q581524)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116385](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116385)

## Names

- en: Red Underwing
- de: Rotes Ordensband
- es: Polilla europea de alas cubiertas
- fr: Mariée
- nl: Rood weeskind
- pl: Wstęgówka pąsówka

## Countries with the most observations

GB (1386), DE (1113), RU (866), FR (667), AT (424), DK (422), IT (287), ES (256), HU (234), BE (191), NL (182), CZ (148)

## Summary

The red underwing (Catocala nupta) is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae.
This is a large (80 mm wingspan) nocturnal Palearctic (including Europe) species which, like most noctuids, is above and with the wings closed drably coloured to aid concealment during the day. It flies in August and September, and comes freely to both light and sugar.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_underwing

## Photo

![Rood weeskind](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-underwing/medium.jpg)

Photo: regalis · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/240385311

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-underwing?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).