Catocala andromedae

Catocala andromedae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. andromedae
Binomial name
Catocala andromedae
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Hypogramma andromedae
  • Catocala tristis W.H. Edwards, 1864

The Andromeda Underwing or Gloomy Underwing (Catocala andromedae) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Maine south through New Jersey to Florida and Alabama and west to Texas and Oklahoma.

The wingspan is 40-50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Andromeda, Carya, Lyonia, Quercus, Vaccinium angustifolium and Vaccinium corymbosum.

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