Catocala muliercula

Catocala muliercula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. muliercula
Binomial name
Catocala muliercula
Guenée, 1852[1]
Synonyms
  • Catabapta muliercula
  • Catocala permanans Hulst, 1884
  • Catocala muliercula permanans

The Little Wife Underwing (Catocala muliercula) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Massachusetts and Connecticut south to Florida and west to Texas and New Mexico.

The wingspan is 54-70 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Myrica cerifera.

References

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