Catocala grynea
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| Catocala grynea | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. grynea |
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| Catocala grynea Cramer, 1780 | |
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The Woody Underwing (Catocala grynea) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ontario and Quebec through Maine and Connecticut, south to Florida, west to Texas and north through Iowa to Wisconsin and Minnesota.
lectotype of Catocala nuptula, now considered to be a synonym of Catocala grynea
The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Crataegus, Prunus and Malus.
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