Catocala luciana

Catocala luciana, the shining underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Herman Strecker in 1874.[1][2] It is found in western North America, as far east as Minnesota and Illinois and northward into extreme southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. It occurs widely across the Great Plains, south to New Mexico, Arizona and California.

Lectotype of Catocala nebraskae, now considered to be a synonym of Catocala luciana

Catocala luciana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. luciana
Binomial name
Catocala luciana
Strecker, 1874
Synonyms
  • Catocala nebraskae Dodge, 1875

The wingspan is 63–68 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October depending on the location.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala luciana Strecker 1874". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala luciana Strecker, 1874". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2019.


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