Catocala herodias

Catocala herodias, the Herodias underwing or Gerhard's underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Strecker in 1876. The nominate form is found in the US states of Texas and Oklahoma. Subspecies Catocala herodias gerhardi is found from Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York to Virginia. The gerhardi subspecies is listed as endangered in Connecticut.[2]

Catocala herodias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. herodias
Binomial name
Catocala herodias
Synonyms
  • Catocala ultronia herodias
  • Catocala gerhardi Barnes & Benjamin, 1927

The wingspan is 55–65 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus ilicifolia and Quercus rubra.[3]

Subspecies
  • Catocala herodias herodias Strecker, 1876
  • Catocala herodias gerhardi Barnes & Benjamin, 1927

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala herodias Strecker 1876". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  2. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. http://www.vararespecies.org/specie/Catocala%20herodias%20gerhardi


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