Catocala epione
Catocala epione, the Epione underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773.[1] It is found in North America from Quebec and Ontario south through Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas and Oklahoma.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. epione |
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| Catocala epione (Drury, 1773) | |
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The wingspan is 55–65 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Carya ovata.
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala epione (Drury 1770)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
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