The Tearful Underwing (Catocala lacrymosa) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Massachusetts and Connecticut south to Florida, west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma and north to Illinois and Michigan and into southern Ontario. The wingspan is 60–82 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on Carya species. This moth has achieved some fame in popular culture by being figured in several works of the American rock band Evanescence, most notably their album The Open Door.