Catocala grynea

Catocala grynea, the woody underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.[1][2] It is found in North America from Ontario and Quebec through Maine and Connecticut, south to Florida, west to Texas and north through Iowa to Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Lectotype of Catocala nuptula, now considered to be a synonym of Catocala grynea

Catocala grynea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. grynea
Binomial name
Catocala grynea
Cramer, 1780
Synonyms
  • Ephesia grynea
  • Phalaena grynea Cramer, [1780]
  • Catocala polygama Guenée, 1852
  • Catocala nuptula Walker, [1858]
  • Catocala constans Hulst, 1884
  • Catocala grynea constans

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

The larvae feed on Crataegus, Prunus and Malus.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala grynea (Cramer 1780)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala grynea (Cramer, [1780])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2019.


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