Biology:Catocala whitneyi
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Short description: Species of moth
| Whitney's underwing | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. whitneyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Catocala whitneyi Dodge, 1874
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Catocala whitneyi, or Whitney's underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by G. M. Dodge in 1874.[1][2] It is found in North America from North Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas eastward through Wisconsin to Ohio and Tennessee . It has also been recorded as far west as Minnesota and Utah. In Canada , it has been found in Manitoba.
The wingspan is 45–50 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Amorpha species.
References
- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala whitneyi Dodge 1874". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=85997899.
- ↑ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala whitneyi Dodge, 1874". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/erebinae/catocala/#whitneyi. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Catocala whitneyi. |
- Oehlke, Bill. "Catocala whitneyi Dodge, 1874". The Catocala Website. Archived October 14, 2008.
- Fauske, Gerald M. (March 27, 2002). "Catocala whitneyi Dodge 1874". Department of Entomology North Dakota State University. https://www.ndsu.edu/ndmoths/ndmoths/names/8843.htm.
- Original description: Canadian Entomologist
Wikidata ☰ Q5053804 entry
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