Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Catocala grynea | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Catocala blandula, Catocala amica, Catocala micronympha, Catocala alabamae, Catocala habilis | ||
The Woody Underwing (Catocala grynea) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Ontario and Quebec through Maine and Connecticut, south to Florida, west to Texas and north through Iowa to Wisconsin and Minnesota.
The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Crataegus, Prunus and Malus.
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