Catocala orba
Catocala orba, the Orba underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Nikolai Yakovlevich Kuznetsov in 1903.[1][2] It is found from Massachusetts south to Georgia and Florida, west to Texas, and as far north as Mississippi.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. orba |
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| Catocala orba Kuznetsov, 1903 | |
The wingspan is 40–45 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on hickory and walnut.
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala orba Kuznezov 1903". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
- Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala orba Kuznezov, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
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External links
- Oehlke, Bill. "Catocala orba Kusnezov, 1903". The Catocala Website. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
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