Biology:Catocala consors

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Short description: Species of moth

Catocala consors
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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. consors
Binomial name
Catocala consors
Smith, 1797[1]
Synonyms
  • Reiff, 1919
  • Catabapta consors Phalaena consors
  • Catocala pensacola

Catocala consors, the consort underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Maine and Connecticut south to Florida and west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma.

The wingspan is over 70 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Amorpha fructicosa and Carya species.

Subspecies

  • Catocala consors consors
  • Catocala consors sorsconi Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 (Maine)

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10744642 entry