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Catocala alabamae

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Species of moth

Catocala alabamae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. alabamae
Binomial name
Catocala alabamae
Grote, 1875
Synonyms
  • Ephesia alabamae
  • Catocala olivia H. Edwards, 1880
  • Catocala titania Dodge, 1900
  • Catocala distincta

Catocala alabamae, the Alabama underwing or titan underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Pennsylvania south to Florida, west to Texas and north to Missouri, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

The wingspan is 20–40 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Crataegus, Crataegus calpodendron, Malus coronaria and Prunus angustifolia.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala alabamae Grote 1875". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.

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