Catocala ulalume

Catocala ulalume
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. ulalume
Binomial name
Catocala ulalume
Strecker, 1878[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala lacrymosa ulalume

The Ulalume Underwing (Catocala ulalume) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Virginia through Georgia to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma and north to Illinois.

The wingspan is 60-75 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carya alba.

References

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