Catocala maestosa
| Sad underwing | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. maestosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala maestosa Hulst, 1884[1] | |
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Catocala maestosa (sad underwing) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from New York south to Florida and Alabama, west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma and north to Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota.
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The wingspan is 78-98 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Carya aquatica, Carya illinoinensis and Juglans nigra.
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