Catocala badia

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Catocala badia
lectotype of Catocala badia var. phoebe. now considered a synonym of Catocala badia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. badia
Binomial name
Catocala badia
Grote & Robinson, 1866
Synonyms
  • Catabapta badia
  • Catabapta coelebs
  • Catocala coelebs

The Bay Underwing, Bayberry Underwing or Old Maid (Catocala badia) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Maine and New Hampshire south to New York and Connecticut.

Catocala badia coelebs Illustration
Catocala badia badia Illustration

The wingspan is 50–60 mm. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina, Myrica cerifera and Myrica pensylvanica.

Subspecies

  • Catocala badia badia
  • Catocala badia coelebs Grote, 1874 (Ontario and New Hampshire)

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