Catocala ulalume

Catocala ulalume, the Ulalume underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Herman Strecker in 1878.[1][2] It is found in the United States from Virginia through Georgia to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma and north to Illinois.

Catocala ulalume
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. ulalume
Binomial name
Catocala ulalume
Strecker, 1878
Synonyms
  • Catocala lacrymosa ulalume

The wingspan is 60–75 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carya alba.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala ulalume Strecker 1877". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala ulalume Strecker, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 22, 2019.


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