Biology:Catocala antinympha

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Short description: Species of moth

Catocala antinympha
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. antinympha
Binomial name
Catocala antinympha
(Hübner, 1823)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ephesia antinympha Hübner, 1823
  • Catocala affinis Westwood 1837
  • Catocala melanympha Guenee, 1852
  • Catocala multiconspicua
  • Catocala antinympha f. paranympha Reiff, 1919

Catocala antinympha, the sweetfern underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Quebec and Ontario east to Nova Scotia and south to Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts , Pennsylvania and Maryland.

The wingspan is 45–55 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina.

References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala antinympha (Hubner 1823)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=85989009. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5053638 entry




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