Catocala badia
| Catocala badia | |
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| lectotype of Catocala badia var. phoebe. now considered a synonym of Catocala badia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. badia |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala badia Grote & Robinson, 1866[1] | |
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Catocala badia, the bay underwing, bayberry underwing or old maid, is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from southern Maine and New Hampshire south to New York and Connecticut.
Catocala badia coelebs Illustration
Catocala badia badia Illustration
The wingspan is 50–60 mm. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina, Myrica cerifera and Myrica pensylvanica.
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Subspecies
- Catocala badia badia
- Catocala badia coelebs Grote, 1874 (Ontario and New Hampshire)
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