Biology:Catocala verrilliana

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Short description: Species of moth

Verrill's underwing
Catocala beutenmuelleri.JPG
Lectotype of Catocala beutenmuelleri, now considered a synonym of Catocala verrilliana
Catocala verrilliana.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. verrilliana
Binomial name
Catocala verrilliana
Grote, 1875
Synonyms
  • Barnes & McDunnough, 1910 Biederman, 1909
  • Hulst, 1884 Catocala verneri
  • Catocala werneri
  • Catocala beutenmuelleri Catocala verrilliana var. votiva

Catocala verrilliana, or Verrill's underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875.[1][2] It is found in the US from Washington (state) and Oregon to Colorado and south to California , Arizona and Texas , and Cimarron County in western Oklahoma.

Illustration

The wingspan is 45–60 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus alba and Quercus garryana.

Subspecies

Catocala verrilliana beutenmulleri, recorded from Utah, is now considered a synonym.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5053799 entry