Catocala minuta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Catocala |
Species: | C. minuta |
Binomial name | |
Catocala minuta Edwards, 1864 |
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The Little Underwing (Catocala minuta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from New York to Florida and west to Texas and north to South Dakota, Indiana and Michigan.
The wingspan is 35-45 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Gleditsia aquatica and Gleditsia triacanthos.