| Catocala lineella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. lineella |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala lineella Grote, 1872 |
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The Lineella Underwing, Little Lined Underwing or Steely Underwing (Catocala lineella) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ontario and Quebec south to Florida west to Texas and north to Ohio.
It was considered to be a subspecies or even a synonym of Catocala amica for a long time.
The wingspan is 35-40 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus species.