Catocala obscura

Catocala obscura, the obscure underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Ferdinand Heinrich Hermann Strecker in 1873.[1][2] In Canada it is found in southern Quebec (where it is rare) and Ontario and in the United States it is found from Massachusetts and Connecticut south to North Carolina, west to Mississippi and north to Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan.

Obscure underwing
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. obscura
Binomial name
Catocala obscura
Strecker, 1873
Synonyms
  • Catabapta obscura
  • Catocala simulatilis Grote, 1874
  • Catocala obvia Schwartz, 1919

The wingspan is 60–72 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Carya glabra, Carya illinoinensis, Carya ovata, and Juglans nigra.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala obscura Strecker 1873". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala obscura Strecker, 1873". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 22, 2019.


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