Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Catocala badia | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Catocala obscura, Catocala sappho, Catocala serena, Catocala antinympha | ||
Catocala badia, the bay underwing, bayberry underwing or old maid, is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from southern Maine and New Hampshire south to New York and Connecticut.
The wingspan is 50–60 mm. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina, Myrica cerifera and Myrica pensylvanica.
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