Catocala luciana

Catocala luciana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. luciana
Binomial name
Catocala luciana
Strecker, 1874[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala nebraskae Dodge, 1875

The shining underwing (Catocala luciana) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in western North America, as far east as Minnesota and Illinois and northward into extreme southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. It occurs widely across the Great Plains, south to New Mexico, Arizona and California.

lectotype of Catocala nebraskae, now considered to be a synonym of Catocala luciana

The wingspan is 63–68 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October depending on the location.

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