Catocala judith

Catocala judith
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. judith
Binomial name
Catocala judith
Strecker, 1874[1]
Synonyms
  • Catabapta judith
  • Catocala levettei Grote, 1874

Judith's underwing (Catocala judith) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from southern Quebec (where it is rare) and Ontario to the United States from New Hampshire south through Connecticut and New Jersey to North Carolina and Georgia, west to Oklahoma and Iowa and north to Wisconsin.

The wingspan is 45–55 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis, Carya ovata and Juglans nigra.

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