Catocala gracilis

Catocala gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. gracilis
Binomial name
Catocala gracilis
Edwards, 1864
Synonyms
  • Catocala tela
  • Catocala cinerea
  • Catocala lemmeri

The Graceful Underwing (Catocala gracilis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Manitoba to Nova Scotia and Maine, south through Connecticut, New Jersey to Florida and west to Mississippi and Missouri.

The wingspan is 40-45 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Leucothoe, Vaccinium pallidum and possibly Quercus.

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