Biology:Catocala ultronia

Short description: Species of moth

Dark red underwing
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catocala
Species:	C. ultronia
Binomial name
Catocala ultronia (Hübner, 1823)
Synonyms
Catocala adriana Eunetis ultronia Hübner, 1823 H. Edwards, 1880 H. Edwards, 1880 Catocala ultronia var. celia Catocala ultronia var. lucinda H. Edwards, 1880 Catocala ultronia var. mopsa Beutenmüller, 1907 Cassino, 1917 Catocala nigrescens

Catocala ultronia, the dark red underwing or ultronia underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. It is found in most of eastern North America, south to Florida and Texas . It ranges west across the southern parts of Canada to extreme southeast British Columbia.

Adult

The wingspan is 46–60 mm. Adults are on wing in August in one generation depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Malus species, Populus grandidentata, Prunus pensylvanica, Prunus serotina, Prunus virginiana, and Tilia americana.

External links

• "Species Details Catocala ultronia". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-813. 
• Oehlke, Bill. "Catocala ultronia (Hubner, 1823) Eunetis ultronia". The Catocala Website. Archived November 22, 2008.

Wikidata ☰ Q5053796 entry