Catocala habilis

Catocala habilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. habilis
Binomial name
Catocala habilis
Grote, 1872
Synonyms
  • Catabapta habilis
  • Catocala basalis
  • Catocala denussa Ehrman, 1893

The Habilis Underwing (Catocala habilis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and New Brunswick south through Connecticut and New Jersey to North Carolina and west to Arkansas.

The wingspan is 55-65 mm. Adults are on wing from June to October depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carya ovata, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Juglans cinerea and Juglans nigra.

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