Pink Underwing | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Catocala |
Species: | C. concumbens |
Binomial name | |
Catocala concumbens Walker, [1858] |
The Sleepy Underwing or Pink Underwing (Catocala concumbens) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in eastern North America, west across the southern half of the Prairie Provinces to eastern Alberta.
The wingspan is 60-75 mm. Adults are on wing in August in one generation depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species.