Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Catocala abbreviatella | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
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Catocala abbreviatella is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Indiana south and west to Texas and Oklahoma and north to Nebraska and Wisconsin.
The wingspan is 40-50 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Amorpha and possibly Robinia species.
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