Catocala minuta

Catocala minuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. minuta
Binomial name
Catocala minuta
Edwards, 1864[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala hiseri Cassino, 1918
  • Catocala parvula Edwards, 1864
  • Catocala mellitula Hulst, 1884
  • Catocala eureka Schwarz, 1919
  • Catocala obliterata Schwarz, 1919
  • Catocala minuta parvula
  • Catocala minuta mellitula

The Little Underwing (Catocala minuta) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from New York to Florida and west to Texas and north to South Dakota, Indiana and Michigan.

The wingspan is 35-45 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Gleditsia aquatica and Gleditsia triacanthos.

References

  1. ↑ taxapad.com
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