Catocala minuta

Catocala minuta, the little underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Henry Edwards in 1864.[1][2] It is found in the US from New York to Florida and west to Texas and north to South Dakota, Indiana and Michigan.

Catocala minuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. minuta
Binomial name
Catocala minuta
Synonyms
  • Catocala hiseri Cassino, 1918
  • Catocala parvula Edwards, 1864
  • Catocala mellitula Hulst, 1884
  • Catocala eureka Schwarz, 1919
  • Catocala obliterata Schwarz, 1919
  • Catocala minuta parvula
  • Catocala minuta mellitula

The wingspan is 35–45 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Gleditsia aquatica and Gleditsia triacanthos.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala minuta Edwards 1864". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala minuta Edwards, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2019.


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