Catocala antinympha

Catocala antinympha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. antinympha
Binomial name
Catocala antinympha
Hübner, 1823
Synonyms
  • Ephesia antinympha
  • Catocala affinis
  • Catocala melanympha
  • Catocala multiconspicua
  • Catocala paranympha

The Sweetfern Underwing (Catocala antinympha) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec and Ontario east to Nova Scotia and south to Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

The wingspan is 45-55 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina.

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