Catocala praeclara

Praeclara Underwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. praeclara
Binomial name
Catocala praeclara
Grote & Robinson, 1866[1]

The Praeclara Underwing (Catocala praeclara) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia west to south-eastern Alberta, south to Florida and Kansas.

The wingspan is 38–50 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September in one generation depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Amelanchier, Crataegus species (including Crataegus calpodendron), Photinia species (including Photinia x prunifolia, and Photinia melanocarpa).

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