Catocala lineella
Catocala lineella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Catocala |
Species: | C. lineella |
Binomial name | |
Catocala lineella Grote, 1872[1] | |
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The Lineella Underwing, Little Lined Underwing or Steely Underwing (Catocala lineella) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Ontario and Quebec south to Florida west to Texas and north to Ohio.
It was considered to be a subspecies or even a synonym of Catocala amica for a long time.
The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus species.
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