Catocala badia
Catocala badia | |
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lectotype of Catocala badia var. phoebe. now considered a synonym of Catocala badia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Catocala |
Species: | C. badia |
Binomial name | |
Catocala badia Grote & Robinson, 1866[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Catocala badia, the bay underwing, bayberry underwing or old maid, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from southern Maine and New Hampshire south to New York and Connecticut.
The wingspan is 50–60 mm. There is probably one generation per year. The badia subspecies is listed as a species of special concern in Connecticut.[2]
The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina, Myrica cerifera, Myrica gale, and Myrica pensylvanica.[3]
References
- ↑ taxapad.com
- ↑ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ↑ https://bugguide.net/node/view/43436
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Subspecies
- Catocala badia badia
- Catocala badia coelebs Grote, 1874 (Ontario and New Hampshire)
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