Catocala andromedae
| Catocala andromedae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. andromedae |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala andromedae (Guenée, 1852)[1] | |
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The Andromeda Underwing or Gloomy Underwing (Catocala andromedae) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Maine south through New Jersey to Florida and Alabama and west to Texas and Oklahoma.
The wingspan is 40-50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Andromeda, Carya, Lyonia, Quercus, Vaccinium angustifolium and Vaccinium corymbosum.
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