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Catocala amica (Girlfriend Underwing)

Synonyms: Catocala androphila; Catocala aurantiaca; Catocala curvifascia; Catocala melanotica; Catocala suffusa (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Lineella Underwing, Little Lined Underwing or Steely Underwing (Catocala lineella) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Ontario and Quebec south to Florida west to Texas and north to Ohio. It was considered to be a subspecies or even a synonym of Catocala amica for a long time. The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus species.
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Infraspecies

Catocala amica amica
Catocala amica novangliae

Attributes

Wing Span [1]  1.457 inches (.037 m)

Prey / Diet

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1The Underwing Moths (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) of Oklahoma John M. Nelson and Peter W. Loy; Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science Vol. 63 (1983); pp. 60-67
♦ 2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0