Catocala habilis

Habilis Underwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. habilis
Binomial name
Catocala habilis
Grote, 1872[1]
Synonyms
  • Catabapta habilis
  • Catocala basalis Grote, 1876
  • Catocala denussa Ehrman, 1893

The Habilis Underwing (Catocala habilis) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and New Brunswick south through Connecticut and New Jersey to North Carolina and west to Arkansas.

The wingspan is 55–65 mm. Adults are on wing from June to October depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carya ovata, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Juglans cinerea, and Juglans nigra.

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