Catocala grynea

Catocala grynea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. grynea
Binomial name
Catocala grynea
Cramer, 1780[1]
Synonyms
  • Ephesia grynea
  • Phalaena grynea Cramer, [1780]
  • Catocala polygama Guenée, 1852
  • Catocala nuptula Walker, [1858]
  • Catocala constans Hulst, 1884
  • Catocala grynea constans

The Woody Underwing (Catocala grynea) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Ontario and Quebec through Maine and Connecticut, south to Florida, west to Texas and north through Iowa to Wisconsin and Minnesota.

lectotype of Catocala nuptula, now considered to be a synonym of Catocala grynea

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Crataegus, Prunus and Malus.

References

  1. ↑ taxapad.com
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