Catocala grotiana
Catocala grotiana, or Grote's underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by James S. Bailey in 1879.[1][2] It is found in the US from Arizona, north through Utah into Colorado. It has also been spotted in Washington and in the western US north and east of California.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. grotiana |
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| Catocala grotiana Bailey, 1879 | |
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The wingspan is 70–80 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.
References
- Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala grotiana Bailey, 1879". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala grotiana Bailey 1879". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
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