Catocala parta

Catocala parta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catocala
Species:	C. parta
Binomial name
	Catocala parta; Guenée, 1852[1]
Synonyms
	Catocala petulans Hulst, 1884; Catocala forbesi Franclemont, 1938; Catocala parta var. perplexa Strecker, 1873;

Catocala parta, the mother underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia south to Maryland and Kentucky, west to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta, western Montana, and Utah.

The wingspan is 70–78 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species.

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala parta Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.

Anweiler, G. G.; Robinson, E. "Species Page - Catocala parta". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
Mother Underwing, Moths of North Dakota

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