Biology:Catocala dejecta

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Short description: Species of moth

Catocala dejecta
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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. dejecta
Binomial name
Catocala dejecta
Strecker, 1880[1]
Synonyms
  • Catabapta dejecta

Catocala dejecta, the dejected underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Massachusetts and Connecticut south through New Jersey to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma and north to southern Ontario.

The wingspan is 56–73 mm. Adults are on wing from June to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Carya glabra, Carya ovata and Quercus species.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5053672 entry