Catocala sordida

Catocala sordida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. sordida
Binomial name
Catocala sordida
Grote, 1877[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala engelhardti Lemmer, 1937
  • Catocala sordida f. metalomus
  • Catocala gracilis sordida

The sordid underwing (Catocala sordida) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Saskatchewan east to New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island and south through Maine and Connecticut to Florida, west to Texas and north to Manitoba.

The wingspan is 37–45 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Celtis and Vaccinium.

References

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