Biology:Catocala micronympha

Short description: Species of moth

Little nymph underwing
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catocala
Species:	C. micronympha
Binomial name
Catocala micronympha Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
Catocala fratercula timandra Catocala timandra H. Edwards, 1880 Catocala hero Hulst, 1884 Catocala atarah Strecker, 1874 Meyer, 1880 Grote & Robinson, 1866 Pilate, 1882 Poling, 1901 H. Edwards, 1880 Catocala fratercula var. hero Catocala fratercula atarah Catocala fratercula hero Catocala fratercula ouwah Catocala micronympha fratercula H. Edwards, 1884 Catocala gisela Catocala fratercula Catocala helene Catocala ouwah Ephesia micronympha Catocala fratercula gisela Catocala fratercula jaquenetta Catocala fratercula var. jacquenetta

Catocala micronympha, the little nymph underwing or little bride underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America from southern Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba through New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New Jersey to Florida, west to Texas and then north through Oklahoma, Kansas , Iowa, to Wisconsin and Minnesota and then east to Michigan.

Lectotype of Catocala gisela, now considered to be a synonym of Catocala micronympha

The wingspan is 35–50 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus stellata, and Quercus virginiana

External links

• Species info

Wikidata ☰ Q5053741 entry