Catocala illecta

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Catocala illecta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. illecta
Binomial name
Catocala illecta
Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Catocala magdalenaStrecker, 1874

Catocala illecta, the Magdalen underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. [1] [2] It is found in North America from south-western Ontario south to Tennessee and South Carolina and west and south to Texas and north through Oklahoma and Kansas to Nebraska, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.

The wingspan is 60–70 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Amorpha canescens , Gleditsia triacanthos and Robinia pseudoacacia .

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<i>Catocala relicta</i> Species of moth

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<i>Catocala unijuga</i> Species of moth

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<i>Catocala insolabilis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Catocala judith</i> Species of moth

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<i>Catocala innubens</i> Species of moth

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<i>Catocala maestosa</i> Species of moth

Catocala maestosa, commonly known as the sad underwing, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1884. It is found in the United States from New York south to Florida and Alabama, west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma and north to Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota.

<i>Catocala subnata</i> Species of moth

Catocala subnata, the youthful underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1864. It is found in North America from Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick to Nova Scotia, south through Maine and Connecticut to North Carolina and west to Tennessee, Kentucky, and Texas, then north to Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

<i>Catocala electilis</i> Species of moth

Catocala electilis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Arizona and Mexico.

<i>Catocala nuptialis</i> Species of moth

Catocala nuptialis, the married underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in North America from Manitoba south through Minnesota and Nebraska to eastern Oklahoma and Texas and east to Kentucky and Illinois.

<i>Catocala grynea</i> Species of moth

Catocala grynea, the woody underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in North America from Ontario and Quebec through Maine and Connecticut, south to Florida, west to Texas and north through Iowa to Wisconsin and Minnesota.

<i>Catocala lineella</i> Species of moth

Catocala lineella, the lineella underwing, little lined underwing or steely underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872. It is found in North America from Ontario and Quebec south to Florida west to Texas and north to Ohio.

<i>Catocala sordida</i> Species of moth

Catocala sordida, the sordid underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1877. It is found in North America from Saskatchewan east to New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island and south through Maine and Connecticut to Florida, west to Texas and north to Manitoba.

<i>Catocala lupina</i> Species of moth

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala illecta Walker 1858". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala illecta Walker, [1858]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2019.