Biology:Catocala ulalume

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Short description: Species of moth

Catocala ulalume
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. ulalume
Binomial name
Catocala ulalume
Strecker, 1878
Synonyms
  • Catocala lacrymosa ulalume

Catocala ulalume, the Ulalume underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Herman Strecker in 1878.[1][2] It is found in the United States from Virginia through Georgia to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma and north to Illinois.

The wingspan is 60โ€“75 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carya alba.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10744646 entry