Species Catocala relicta - White Underwing - Hodges#8803

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White Underwing Larva - Catocala relicta

Moth (bottom) white with grey bands; small chevrons along wing edges - Catocala relicta - Catocala relicta

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea

Family Erebidae

Subfamily Catocalinae

Tribe Catocalini

Genus Catocala (Underwings)

Species relicta (White Underwing - Hodges#8803)

Hodges Number

8803

Size

Wingspan 7-8 cm.

Identification

Black and white bands on hindwing distinctive. Forewing variable, white to gray. Thoracic area dark, as opposed to Sappho Underwing, which is white there. White Underwing is northern.

Range

Northeastern North America: Newfoundland to Pennsylvania, south to Missouri.

Habitat

Northern deciduous forests

Season

July-October

Life Cycle

Larvae feed on poplars, Quaking Aspen, willows.

Print References

Covell, p. 308, plate 35 #9 (1)

Internet References

Canadian Biodiversity

Works Cited

1.	Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths By Charles V. Covell

Contributed by Cotinis on 25 August, 2004 - 7:16am
Last updated 30 July, 2005 - 8:12pm

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