Catocala agrippina
Catocala agrippina, the Agrippina underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Herman Strecker in 1874.[1] It is found in the United States from southern New Jersey south to Florida, west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma and north to southern Indiana.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. agrippina |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala agrippina Strecker, 1874 | |
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The wingspan is 75–85 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory).
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala agrippina Strecker 1874". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
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External links
- Oehlke, Bill "Catocala agrippina Strecker, 1874". silkmoths.bizland.com.
- Balaban, John and Jane (March 12, 2018). "Species Catocala agrippina - Agrippina Underwing - Hodges#8787". BugGuide. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
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