Catocala meskei

Meske's underwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catocala
Species:	C. meskei
Binomial name
	Catocala meskei; Grote, 1873
Synonyms
	Catocala beaniana Grote, 1878 ; Catocala rosalinda H. Edwards, 1880 ; Catocala mescei Hampson, 1913 ; Catocala meski ; Catocala krombeini Franclemont, 1938 ; Catocala orion McDunnough, 1922 ; Catocala concolorata McDunnough, 1922 ;

Catocala meskei, or Meske's underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873.[1][2] It is found in North America from Maine and Quebec west to southern Alberta and Montana, south to South Carolina in the east and at least Montana in the west.

Lectotype of Catocala rosalinda, now considered a synonym of Catocala meskei

The wingspan is 65–75 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species.

Subspecies

Catocala meskei orion, described from Alberta, is now considered a synonym.

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