Species Catocala andromache - Andromache Underwing - Hodges#8836

8836

Catocala andromache Hy. Edwards, 1885 (1), (2), (3)

Catocala andromache wellsi Johnson, 1983

Phylogenetic sequence #930821

Specific epithet from Andromache of Greek mythology, the wife of Hector, daughter of Eetion, and sister to Podes.

Wingspan 50-55 mm. (4)

Adult - forewing gray with greenish tint in fresh specimens; subreniform spot pale, conspicuous; AM line, double, black, composed of 3 scallops; subterminal line faint or broken near middle; pale yellowish shading may be present along PM line and in subterminal area (forewing of subspecies benjamini more uniformly brownish-gray, with thicker/more prominent lines, and lack of greenish shading); hindwing yellow with two black bands, broken near anal angle.

California. (5)

Mostly below 2000 meters. (5)

Adults fly from mid-June through August. (5)

Larvae feed on leaves of oaks; to include Quercus chrysolepis, Q. cornelius-mulleri, Q. dumosa. (5)

Barnes, Wm. & J.H. McDunnough, 1918. Illustrations of the North American species of the genus Catocala. Memoirs of the AMNH 2(1): p.33; Pl.9, f.35. (3)

Brower, A.E., 1982. Change in status of Catocala andromache race benjamini (Noctuidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 36(2): 159.

Edwards, Hy., 1885. New species of Californian moths. Entomologica Americana 1(3): 49. (1)

Moth Photographers Group

Bill Oehlke's North American Catocala (4)