Catocala praeclara

Catocala praeclara, the praeclara underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Nova Scotia west to south-eastern Alberta, south to Florida and Kansas.

Praeclara underwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Subphylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
C. praeclara
Binomial name
Catocala praeclara
Grote & Robinson, 1866[1]

The wingspan is 38–50 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September in one generation depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Amelanchier, Crataegus species (including Crataegus calpodendron), Photinia species (including Photinia x prunifolia, and Photinia melanocarpa).

Subspecies

  • Catocala praeclara praeclara
  • Catocala praeclara manitoba Beutenmüller, 1908
  • Catocala praeclara charlottae Brou, 1988
gollark: Yes, definitely.
gollark: Discord text formatting is stripped-down Markdown.
gollark: no.
gollark: Basically, Discord formatting.
gollark: - Markdown support- MULTIPLE PAGES- Web-based so it can be accessed on multiple devices- Revision history- Categories- Linux

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala praeclara Grote & Robinson 1866". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.