Catocala maestosa

Catocala maestosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. maestosa
Binomial name
Catocala maestosa
Hulst, 1884[1]
Synonyms
  • Catabapta viduata
  • Catocala viduata Guenée, 1852
  • Catocala guenei Grote, 1887
  • Catocala moderna Grote, 1900

The sad underwing (Catocala maestosa) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from New York south to Florida and Alabama, west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma and north to Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota.

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The wingspan is 78-98 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carya aquatica, Carya illinoinensis and Juglans nigra.

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