Biology:Catocala minuta

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Short description: Species of moth

Catocala minuta
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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. minuta
Binomial name
Catocala minuta
W. H. Edwards, 1864
Synonyms
  • Catocala minuta mellitula Catocala eureka
  • Catocala hiseri Cassino, 1918
  • Edwards, 1864 Schwarz, 1919
  • Catocala obliterata Catocala mellitula
  • Schwarz, 1919
  • Catocala parvula Hulst, 1884
  • Catocala minuta parvula

Catocala minuta, the little underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Henry Edwards in 1864.[1][2] It is found in the US from New York to Florida and west to Texas and north to South Dakota, Indiana and Michigan.

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The wingspan is 35–45 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Gleditsia aquatica and Gleditsia triacanthos.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5053742 entry