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Catocala nebulosa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Scientific name
  
Catocala nebulosa

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Erebidae

Rank
  
Species

Catocala nebulosa

Similar
  
Catocala serena, Catocala palaeogama, Catocala subnata, Catocala obscura, Catocala vidua

The Clouded Underwing (Catocala nebulosa) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from southern Ontario south through Tennessee to Florida, west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma and north to Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

The wingspan is 75–86 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carya cordiformis and Juglans nigra.

References

Catocala nebulosa Wikipedia