Biology:Catocala mira

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Short description: Species of moth

Catocala mira
Catocala mira.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. mira
Binomial name
Catocala mira
Grote, 1876
Synonyms
  • Cassino, 1918 Catocala polygama mira
  • Catocala nira
  • Catocala mira dana Catocala dana

Catocala mira, the wonderful underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876.[1][2] It is found in North America from Manitoba through southern Ontario and Quebec through New Hampshire and Connecticut to Florida, west to Texas and north through Iowa and Illinois.

Its wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing[definition needed] from July to August. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Crataegus.

Etomology

The species name mira means "wonderful" and is derived from Latin.

Description

C. mira has grey forewings with a lighter gray diagonal band extending horizontally across each wing. The orange hindwings have two black bands with a highly irregular edge and a checkered fringe about the outermost margins.[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5053743 entry