Biology:Catocala coccinata
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Short description: Species of moth
| Scarlet underwing | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. coccinata
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| Binomial name | |
| Catocala coccinata Grote, 1872
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Catocala coccinata, the scarlet underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872.[1] It is found in southern Canada and the eastern United States, following river valleys onto the Great Plains and down to Florida.
The wingspan is 57–70 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus macrocarpa.
Subspecies
- Catocala coccinata coccinata
- Catocala coccinata sinuosa Grote, 1879 (Florida)
References
- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala coccinata Grote 1872". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=85991546.
External links
- Lotts, Kelly; Naberhaus, Thomas (2020). "Scarlet Underwing Catocala coccinata Grote". https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Catocala-coccinata.
- Fauske, Gerald M. (March 27, 2002). "Catocala coccinata Grote 1872". Department of Entomology North Dakota State University. https://www.ndsu.edu/ndmoths/ndmoths/names/8851.htm.
- Scott, Lynn D. (July 27, 2005). "Catocala coccinata". Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Index. Archived March 7, 2012.
Wikidata ☰ Q5053663 entry
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