Catocala jair

Catocala jair
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. jair
Binomial name
Catocala jair
Strecker, 1897[1]

The Jair Underwing or Barrens Underwing (Catocala jair) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, in the coastal plain in Bladen County, North Carolina and in the northern half of Florida.

The wingspan is 35-40 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus.

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