Catocala coccinata

Catocala coccinata, the scarlet underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in southern Canada and eastern United States, following river valleys onto the Great Plains and down to Florida.

Illustration

Scarlet underwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. coccinata
Binomial name
Catocala coccinata
Grote, 1872[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala chiquita Bartsch, 1916
  • Catocala coccinata var. circe Strecker, 1876
  • Catocala sinuosa Grote, 1879

The wingspan is 57–70 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus macrocarpa.

Subspecies
  • Catocala coccinata coccinata
  • Catocala coccinata sinuosa Grote, 1879 (Florida)
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References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala coccinata Grote 1872". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.


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