Catocala cerogama

Yellow-banded underwing
Mounted specimen
Live specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Catocalini
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. cerogama
Binomial name
Catocala cerogama
Guenée, 1852[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala bunkeri Grote, 1876
  • Catocala ruperti Franclemont, 1938
  • Catocala cerogama var. aurella Fischer, 1885
  • Catocala cerogama var. eliza Fischer, 1885

The yellow-banded underwing (Catocala cerogama) is a species of Catocalini that occurs in North America.

Description

The wingspan is 64 to 81 mm. They have even, deep yellow bands on their hindwings, the forewings are usually brownish-gray. Look for a pale band that connects the whitish subreniform a spot to the costa.

Range

As far north as Nova Scotia south to North Carolina, west to Manitoba, South Dakota, and Missouri.

Life cycle

The adults fly between July and October.

Larval foods

References

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