Catocala minuta

Catocala minuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. minuta
Binomial name
Catocala minuta
Edwards, 1864[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala hiseri Cassino, 1918
  • Catocala parvula Edwards, 1864
  • Catocala mellitula Hulst, 1884
  • Catocala eureka Schwarz, 1919
  • Catocala obliterata Schwarz, 1919
  • Catocala minuta parvula
  • Catocala minuta mellitula

The little underwing (Catocala minuta) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from New York to Florida and west to Texas and north to South Dakota, Indiana and Michigan.

The wingspan is 35–45 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Gleditsia aquatica and Gleditsia triacanthos.

References

  1. ↑ taxapad.com


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