Biology:Catocala agrippina

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Short description: Species of moth

Agrippina underwing
Catocala barnesii.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. agrippina
Binomial name
Catocala agrippina
Strecker, 1874
Synonyms
  • French, 1900
  • Catocala subviridis
  • Catabapta agrippina Harvey, 1877
  • Catocala barnesi Catocala barnesii

Catocala agrippina, the Agrippina underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Herman Strecker in 1874.[1] It is found in the United States from southern New Jersey south to Florida, west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma and north to southern Indiana .

Illustration

The wingspan is 75–85 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory).

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5053625 entry