Catocala whitneyi

Whitney’s underwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. whitneyi
Binomial name
Catocala whitneyi
Dodge, 1874[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala vhitneyi Hampson, 1913
  • Catocala obscura Draudt, 1939

Whitney’s underwing (Catocala whitneyi) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from North Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas eastward through Wisconsin to Ohio and Tennessee. It has also been recorded as far west as Minnesota and Utah. In Canada, it has been found in Manitoba.

The wingspan is 45–50 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Amorpha species.

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