Catocala luciana
| Catocala luciana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. luciana |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala luciana Strecker, 1874[1] | |
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The shining underwing (Catocala luciana) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in western North America, as far east as Minnesota and Illinois and northward into extreme southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. It occurs widely across the Great Plains, south to New Mexico, Arizona and California.
lectotype of Catocala nebraskae, now considered to be a synonym of Catocala luciana
The wingspan is 63–68 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October depending on the location.
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