Biology:Catocala atocala

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Short description: Species of moth

Catocala atocala
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. atocala
Binomial name
Catocala atocala

Catocala atocala, Brou's underwing or the atocala underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Louisiana west to Oklahoma and north to southern Illinois.

Adults are on wing from July to August. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Juglans cinerea and Juglans nigra.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5053639 entry