Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Catocala judith | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
Similar Catocala serena, Catocala obscura, Catocala palaeogama | ||
Judith's underwing (Catocala judith) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from southern Quebec (where it is rare) and Ontario to the United States from New Hampshire south through Connecticut and New Jersey to North Carolina and Georgia, west to Oklahoma and Iowa and north to Wisconsin.
The wingspan is 45–55 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis, Carya ovata and Juglans nigra.
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