Catocala cerogama
| Yellow-banded underwing | |
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| Mounted specimen | |
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| Live specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Catocalini |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. cerogama |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852[1] | |
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The yellow-banded underwing (Catocala cerogama) is a species of Catocalini that occurs in North America.
Description
The wingspan is 64 to 81 mm. They have even, deep yellow bands on their hindwings, the forewings are usually brownish-gray. Look for a pale band that connects the whitish subreniform a spot to the costa.
Range
As far north as Nova Scotia south to North Carolina, west to Manitoba, South Dakota, and Missouri.
Life cycle
The adults fly between July and October.
Larval foods
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Catocala cerogama. |
- "Species Detail Butterflies and Moths of North America". Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- "Catocala". Retrieved 2008-11-21.
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