Catocala messalina
| Catocala messalina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. messalina |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala messalina Guenée, 1852[1] | |
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The messalina underwing (Catocala messalina) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Virginia south to Florida and west to Texas and north to Kansas.
The wingspan is 40–45 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus geminata, Quercus hemisphaerica and Quercus virginiana.
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