Catocala lineella

Catocala lineella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. lineella
Binomial name
Catocala lineella
Grote, 1872[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala amica lineella
  • Catocala nerissa H. Edwards, 1880
  • Catocala amica novangliae Reiff, 1916
  • Catocala curvifascia Brower, 1936
  • Catocala melanotica Reiff, 1916

The Lineella Underwing, Little Lined Underwing or Steely Underwing (Catocala lineella) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Ontario and Quebec south to Florida west to Texas and north to Ohio.

It was considered to be a subspecies or even a synonym of Catocala amica for a long time.

The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus species.

References

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