Catocala alabamae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Catocala |
Species: | C. alabamae |
Binomial name | |
Catocala alabamae Grote, 1875 |
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The Alabama Underwing (Catocala alabamae) or Titan Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Louisiana, Maryland south to Florida, west to Texas and north to Missouri, Wisconsin Pennsylvania and Illinois.
The wingspan is 20-40 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Crataegus, Crataegus calpodendron, Malus coronaria and Prunus angustifolia.