Catocala herodias
Catocala herodias | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Catocala |
Species: | C. herodias |
Binomial name | |
Catocala herodias Strecker, 1876[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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The herodias underwing or Gerhard's Underwing (Catocala herodias) is a moth of the family Erebidae. The nominate form is found in Texas and Oklahoma. Subspecies Catocala herodias gerhardi is found from Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York to Virginia. The gerhardi subspecies is listed as endangered in Connecticut.[2]
The wingspan is 55–65 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus ilicifolia and Quercus rubra.[3]
Subspecies
- Catocala herodias herodias Strecker, 1876
- Catocala herodias gerhardi Barnes & Benjamin, 1927
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.
- ↑ http://www.vararespecies.org/specie/Catocala%20herodias%20gerhardi
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