Catocala alabamae

Catocala alabamae, the Alabama underwing or titan underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Louisiana, Maryland south to Florida, west to Texas and north to Missouri, Wisconsin Pennsylvania and Illinois.

Catocala alabamae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. alabamae
Binomial name
Catocala alabamae
Grote, 1875[1]
Synonyms
  • Ephesia alabamae
  • Catocala olivia H. Edwards, 1880
  • Catocala titania Dodge, 1900
  • Catocala distincta

The wingspan is 20–40 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Crataegus, Crataegus calpodendron, Malus coronaria and Prunus angustifolia.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala alabamae Grote 1875". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
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