Catocala verrilliana

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Verrill's underwing
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Lectotype of Catocala beutenmuelleri, now considered a synonym of Catocala verrilliana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. verrilliana
Binomial name
Catocala verrilliana
Grote, 1875
Synonyms
  • Catocala werneriBiederman, 1909
  • Catocala verneri
  • Catocala beutenmuelleriBarnes & McDunnough, 1910
  • Catocala verrilliana var. votivaHulst, 1884

Catocala verrilliana, or Verrill's underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875. [1] [2] It is found in the US from Washington and Oregon to Colorado and south to California, Arizona and Texas, and Cimarron County in western Oklahoma.

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The wingspan is 45–60 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus macrocarpa , Quercus alba and Quercus garryana .

Subspecies

Catocala verrilliana beutenmulleri, recorded from Utah, is now considered a synonym.

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

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

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

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

Catocala residua, the residua underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is found in North America from southern Ontario, Quebec and Maine south to North Carolina and Georgia west to Mississippi and Missouri and north to Iowa, Illinois and Michigan.

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

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

Catocala badia, the bay underwing, bayberry underwing or old maid, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from southern Maine and New Hampshire south to New York and Connecticut.

<i>Catocala robinsonii</i> Species of insect

Catocala robinsonii, or Robinson's 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 southern Ontario and New Hampshire south to Florida west to Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas and northward to Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.

<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 chelidonia</i> Species of moth

Catocala chelidonia is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Arizona and Utah to California.

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

Catocala clintoni, Clinton's underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Ontario and Quebec, southward to Florida, west to Texas and north to Wisconsin.

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

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

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<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 messalina</i> Species of moth

Catocala messalina, the Messalina underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in the United States from Virginia south to Florida and west to Texas and north to Kansas.

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

Catocala mira, the wonderful underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876. It is found in North America from Manitoba through southern Ontario and Quebec through New Hampshire and Connecticut to Florida, west to Texas and north through Iowa and Illinois.

<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 dilecta</i> Species of moth

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala verrilliana Grote 1875". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala verrilliana Grote, 1875". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 22, 2019.