Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Catocala messalina | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
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The Messalina Underwing (Catocala messalina) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Virginia south to Florida and west to Texas and north to Kansas.
The wingspan is 40-45 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus geminata, Quercus hemisphaerica and Quercus virginiana.
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