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