Biology:Catocala residua

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Short description: Species of moth

Catocala residua
Catocala residua.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. residua
Binomial name
Catocala residua
Grote, 1874
Synonyms
  • Catabapta residua

Catocala residua, the residua underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874.[1][2] It is found in North America from southern Ontario, Quebec and Maine south to North Carolina and Georgia west to Mississippi and Missouri and north to Iowa, Illinois and Michigan.

The wingspan is 60–73 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.

Catocala residua.jpg

The larvae feed on the Carya species C. glabra, C. illinoinensis, C. laciniosa and C. ovata.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5053771 entry