Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Catocala sordida | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Catocala antinympha, Catocala grynea, Catocala desdemona, Catocala blandula, Catocala concumbens | ||
The sordid underwing (Catocala sordida) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Saskatchewan east to New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island and south through Maine and Connecticut to Florida, west to Texas and north to Manitoba.
The wingspan is 37–45 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Celtis and Vaccinium.
References
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