Catocala messalina
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| Catocala messalina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. messalina |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala messalina Guenée, 1852 | |
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The Messalina Underwing (Catocala messalina) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Virginia south to Florida and west to Texas and north to Kansas.
The wingspan is 40-45 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus geminata, Quercus hemisphaerica and Quercus virginiana.
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