Catocala ulalume

Catocala ulalume
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. ulalume
Binomial name
Catocala ulalume
Strecker, 1878[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala lacrymosa ulalume

The ulalume underwing (Catocala ulalume) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Virginia through Georgia to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma and north to Illinois.

The wingspan is 60–75 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carya alba.

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