Biology:Catocala hermia
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Short description: Species of moth
| Hermia underwing | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. hermia
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| Binomial name | |
| Catocala hermia H. Edwards, 1880
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Catocala hermia, the Hermia underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1880.[1] It is found throughout the Great Plains of North America, from southern Saskatchewan and Alberta south and west to Texas , Arizona and California .
The wingspan is 58–68 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species.
Subspecies
- Catocala hermia hermia
- Catocala hermia francisca H. Edwards, 1880
The latter is often treated as distinct species, leaving C. hermia monotypic.
Catocala hermia verecunda, recorded from Colorado, Montana and Arizona, was formerly considered a subspecies, but is now a synonym of Catocala hermia hermia.
References
- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala hermia Edwards 1880". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=85997696.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Catocala hermia. |
- "Species Details Catocala hermia". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-805.
- Oehlke, Bill "Catocala hermia Henry Edwards, 1880". The Catocala Website. Archived August 22, 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q73538 entry
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