Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Catocala parta | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Catocala obscura, Catocala blandula, Catocala semirelicta, Catocala hermia, Catocala unijuga | ||
The Mother Underwing (Catocala parta) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia south to Maryland and Kentucky, west to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta, western Montana, and Utah.
The wingspan is 70–78 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species.
References
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