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Catocala parta (Mother Underwing)

Synonyms: Catocala perplexa; Catocala petulans

Wikipedia Abstract

The Mother Underwing (Catocala parta) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia south to Maryland and Kentucky, west to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta, western Montana, and Utah. The wingspan is 70–78 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species.
View Wikipedia Record: Catocala parta

Prey / Diet

Populus deltoides (eastern cottonwood)[1]
Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen)[1]
Salix nigra (black willow)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - 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