Catocala epione

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Catocala epione
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. epione
Binomial name
Catocala epione
Drury, 1773
Synonyms
  • Phalaena epione
  • Noctua marginata
  • Noctua marginella
  • Catocala marginata

The Epione Underwing (Catocala epione) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec and Ontario south through Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas and Oklahoma.

The wingspan is 55–65 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carya ovata.

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