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Catocala herodias (Herodias Underwing)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Herodias Underwing' or Gerhard's Underwing (Catocala herodias) is a moth of the Erebidae family. The nominate form is found in Texas and Oklahoma. Subspecies Catocala herodias gerhardi is found from Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York to Virginia. The wingspan is 55-65 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year. The larvae feed on Quercus ilicifolia and Quercus rubra.
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Infraspecies

Attributes

Wing Span [1]  2.362 inches (.06 m)

Prey / Diet

Quercus ilicifolia (Bear Oak)[2]
Quercus rubra (Red Oak)[2]

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