Biology:Catocala hermia

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Short description: Species of moth

Hermia underwing
Catocola hermia.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. hermia
Binomial name
Catocala hermia
H. Edwards, 1880
Synonyms
  • Catocala diantha Catocala vesta
  • Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 Cassino, 1919
  • Beutenmüller, 1907 Catocala rosa
  • Catocala verecunda Beutenmüller, 1918
  • Catocala sheba Hulst, 1884
  • Beutenmüller, 1918 Catocala ritana

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 .

Lectotype of Catocala diantha, now considered a synonym of Catocala hermia hermia
Lectotype of Catocala verecunda, now considered a synonym of Catocala hermia hermia

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q73538 entry