Catocala muliercula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Catocala |
Species: | C. muliercula |
Binomial name | |
Catocala muliercula Guenée, 1852 |
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The Little Wife Underwing (Catocala muliercula) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Massachusetts and Connecticut south to Florida and west to Texas and New Mexico.
The wingspan is 54-70 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Myrica cerifera.