Catocala atocala: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Erebidae
Genus
Catocala
Species
Catocala atocala
Scientific Name
Catocala atocala

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Catocala atocala

Catocala atocala, the Brou's underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is endemic to the United States. Its main distribution area is the lower Mississippi River drainage in Louisiana and Mississippi, with some records as far north as southern Illinois, as well as from Oklahoma, Texas, and Florida.

Adults are on wing from July to August. The larvae feed on nutmeg hickory, Carya myristiciformis. Under laboratory conditions, they also feed on Juglans cinerea and Juglans nigra.

The forewing length is 33–37 mm (1.3–1.5 in).

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Catocala atocala
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Catocala atocala
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