Catocala dejecta

Catocala dejecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. dejecta
Binomial name
Catocala dejecta
Strecker, 1880[1]
Synonyms
  • Catabapta dejecta

Catocala dejecta, the dejected underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Massachusetts and Connecticut south through New Jersey to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma and north to southern Ontario.

The wingspan is 56–73 mm. Adults are on wing from June to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Carya glabra, Carya ovata and Quercus species.

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