Catocala clintoni

Catocala clintoni, Clinton's underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Ontario and Quebec, southward to Florida, west to Texas and north to Wisconsin.

Catocala clintoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. clintoni
Binomial name
Catocala clintoni
Grote, 1864[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala clintonii Dyar, [1903][2]

The wingspan is 45–55 mm. Adults are on wing from February to July depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Crataegus, Gleditsia triacanthos, Malus pumila, Prunus americana, Prunus ilicifolia and Ulmus.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala clintonii Grote 1864". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Catocala clintoni Grote, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.


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