Catocala ultronia

Dark red underwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. ultronia
Binomial name
Catocala ultronia
(Hübner, 1823)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eunetis ultronia Hübner, 1823
  • Catocala ultronia var. mopsa H. Edwards, 1880
  • Catocala ultronia var. lucinda Beutenmüller, 1907
  • Catocala adriana H. Edwards, 1880
  • Catocala ultronia var. celia H. Edwards, 1880
  • Catocala nigrescens Cassino, 1917

The dark red underwing or ultronia underwing (Catocala ultronia) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in most of eastern North America, south to Florida and Texas. It ranges west across the southern parts of Canada to extreme southeast British Columbia.

Adult

The wingspan is 46–60 mm. Adults are on wing in August in one generation depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Malus species, Populus grandidentata, Prunus pensylvanica, Prunus serotina, Prunus virginiana, and Tilia americana.

References

  1. ↑ taxapad.com


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