Catocala abbreviatella

Catocala abbreviatella is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Indiana south and west to Texas and Oklahoma and north to Nebraska and Wisconsin.

Catocala abbreviatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. abbreviatella
Binomial name
Catocala abbreviatella
Grote, 1872[1]

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Amorpha and possibly Robinia species.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala abbreviatella Grote 1872". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.


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