Catocala mira

Catocala mira
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. mira
Binomial name
Catocala mira
Grote, 1876[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala nira
  • Catocala polygama mira
  • Catocala mira dana
  • Catocala dana Cassino, 1918

The Wonderful Underwing (Catocala mira) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Manitoba through southern Ontario and Quebec through New Hampshire and Connecticut to Florida, west to Texas and north through Iowa and Illinois.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Crataegus.

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