Catocala parta

Catocala parta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. parta
Binomial name
Catocala parta
Guenée, 1852[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala petulans Hulst, 1884
  • Catocala forbesi Franclemont, 1938
  • Catocala parta var. perplexa Strecker, 1873

The Mother Underwing (Catocala parta) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia south to Maryland and Kentucky, west to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta, western Montana, and Utah.

The wingspan is 70–78 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species.

References

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