Catocala herodias

Catocala herodias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. herodias
Binomial name
Catocala herodias
Strecker, 1876[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala ultronia herodias
  • Catocala gerhardi Barnes & Benjamin, 1927

The 'Herodias Underwing or Gerhard's Underwing (Catocala herodias) is a moth of the Erebidae family. The nominate form is found in Texas and Oklahoma. Subspecies Catocala herodias gerhardi is found from Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York to Virginia.

The wingspan is 55-65 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus ilicifolia and Quercus rubra.

Subspecies

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