Catocala messalina
| Catocala messalina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Erebidae | 
| Genus: | Catocala | 
| Species: | C. messalina | 
| Binomial name | |
|  Catocala messalina Guenée, 1852[1]  | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Messalina Underwing (Catocala messalina) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Virginia south to Florida and west to Texas and north to Kansas.
The wingspan is 40-45 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus geminata, Quercus hemisphaerica and Quercus virginiana.
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