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Catocala angusi

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Catocala angusi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. angusi
Binomial name
Catocala angusi
Grote, 1876[1]
Synonyms
  • Catabapta angusi
  • Catocala angusi lucetta French, 1882
  • Catocala edna Beutenmueller, 1907

Catocala angusi, commonly known as Angus' underwing, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from Massachusetts and Connecticut south to Georgia west to Arkansas and Kansas and north to Illinois and Michigan.

The wingspan is 60–74 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis and Carya ovata.

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala angusi Grote 1876". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
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