Biology:Catocala maestosa

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Short description: Species of moth

Sad underwing
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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. maestosa
Binomial name
Catocala maestosa
Hulst, 1884
Synonyms
  • Grote, 1887
  • Grote, 1900 Catocala viduata
  • Catabapta viduata Guenée, 1852
  • Catocala guenei Catocala moderna

Catocala maestosa, commonly known as the sad underwing, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1884.[1][2] It is found in the United States from New York south to Florida and Alabama, west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma and north to Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota.

The wingspan is 78–98 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carya aquatica, Carya illinoinensis and Juglans nigra.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5053731 entry