Catocala alabamae

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Catocala alabamae
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
Synonyms
  • Ephesia alabamae
  • Catocala olivia H. Edwards, 1880
  • Catocala titania Dodge, 1900
  • Catocala distincta[citation needed]

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.

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