| Agrippina underwing | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. agrippina |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala agrippina Strecker, 1874 | |
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Catocala agrippina, the Agrippina underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Herman Strecker in 1874.[1] It is found in the United States from southern New Jersey south to Florida, west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma and north to southern Indiana.
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The wingspan is 75–85 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory).
References
- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala agrippina Strecker 1874". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Catocala agrippina.
Wikispecies has information related to Catocala agrippina.
- Oehlke, Bill "Catocala agrippina Strecker, 1874". silkmoths.bizland.com.
- Balaban, John and Jane (March 12, 2018). "Species Catocala agrippina - Agrippina Underwing - Hodges#8787". BugGuide. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
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