Catocala atocala

Catocala atocala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. atocala
Binomial name
Catocala atocala
Brou, 1985[1]

Catocala atocala, Brou's underwing or the atocala underwing, is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Louisiana west to Oklahoma and north to southern Illinois.

Adults are on wing from July to August. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Juglans cinerea and Juglans nigra.

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