Catocala innubens
Catocala innubens, the betrothed underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1][2] It is found in North America from southern Ontario and Quebec (where it is rare) south through Michigan, Connecticut, Tennessee to Florida and west to Texas and Oklahoma and north to Wisconsin.
Betrothed underwing | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Catocala |
Species: | C. innubens |
Binomial name | |
Catocala innubens Guenée, 1852 | |
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The wingspan is 55–72 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Gleditsia triacanthos.
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala innubens Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
- Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala innubens Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
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