Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Catocala maestosa | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Catocala vidua, Catocala innubens, Catocala obscura, Catocala palaeogama, Catocala serena | ||
Catocala maestosa (sad underwing) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from New York south to Florida and Alabama, west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma and north to Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota.
The wingspan is 78-98 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Carya aquatica, Carya illinoinensis and Juglans nigra.
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