Catocala louiseae

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Louise's underwing
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Status TNC G4.svg
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. louiseae
Binomial name
Catocala louiseae
Bauer, 1965 [2] [3]
Synonyms
  • Catocala protonympha Boisduval, 1840
  • Catocala nebraskae louiseae
  • Catocala nebraskae var. somnus Dodge, 1881

Catocala louiseae, or Louise's underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. [3] [4] [5] The species is endemic to the United States. [4] [5] The epithet, louiseae, is in honor of "the late Louise (Mrs. E.P.) Mellon" who funded the Carnegie Museum of Natural History expedition on which the type specimen was collected. The species was described by John Bauer in 1965. [2]

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Distribution

C. louiseae is found in the United States from North Carolina [1] [5] [6] south to Florida and west through Alabama to Texas. [4] [5] However, the westernmost records (west of Alabama) probably represent Catocala bastropi that was only described in 2017. [7]

Description

The wingspan of C. louiseae is about 40 mm (1.6 in). [6] [8]

Life cycle

Adults of C. louiseae are on wing in May, sometimes into June. [9] The larvae feed on Vaccinium arboreum and probably other blueberries, [1] [6] at least Vaccinium stamineum . [7]

Taxonomy

Catocala louiseae is given precedence per Article 23.9.2 as a nomen protectum over its disused senior subjective synonym Catocala protonympha Boisduval, 1840, which becomes a nomen oblitum . [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Catocala louiseae Louise's Underwing". NatureServe. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 Bauer, John (1965). "A new Catocala from Florida (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". Entomological News. 76: 197–198, figures 1–3. (Catocala louiseae, new species).
  3. 1 2 "Catocala louiseae Bauer, 1965". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.254. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Catocala louiseae Bauer, 1965 Louise's Underwing". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Savela, Markku. "Catocala Schrank, 1802". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 Hall, S.P.; et al. (2025). "Catocala louiseae Bauer, 1965 - Louise's Underwing". Moths of North Carolina. Raleigh (NC): North Carolina Biodiversity Project and North Carolina State Parks. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  7. 1 2 Kons, Hugo L.; Borth, Robert J. (2017). "A new species of Catocala (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from the South Central United States". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 58 (1): 31–46. doi:10.3374/014.058.0101.
  8. ↑ Oehlke, Bill. "Catocala louiseae" . Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Species Catocala louiseae - Louise's Underwing - Hodges#8848". Bug Guide. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  10. ↑ Gall LF, Hawks DC (2001). "Precedence of Catocala louiseae Bauer, 1965 as a nomen protectum over Catocala protonympha Boisduval, 1840 (Noctuidae)". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society55 (4): 171–174. Full article: .
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