Biology:Catocala robinsonii

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Short description: Species of insect

Robinson's 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. robinsonii
Binomial name
Catocala robinsonii
Grote, 1872
Synonyms
  • Schwarz, 1915
  • Catocala curvata
  • Catabapta robinsoni French, 1881
  • Catocala missouriensis Catocala robinsonii curvata

Catocala robinsonii, or Robinson's underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872.[1][2] It is found in North America from southern Ontario and New Hampshire south to Florida west to Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas and northward to Illinois, Indiana , and Michigan (where it is rare).

The wingspan is 70–80 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 ovata, Juglans and Quercus alba.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5053775 entry