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Catocala illecta (Magdalen Underwing)

Synonyms: Catocala magdalena

Wikipedia Abstract

The Magdalen Underwing (Catocala illecta) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from south-western Ontario south to Tennessee and South Carolina and west and south to Texas and north through Oklahoma and Kansas to Nebraska, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. The wingspan is 60–70 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year. The larvae feed on Amorpha canescens, Gleditsia triacanthos and Robinia pseudoacacia.
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Attributes

Wing Span [1]  2.559 inches (.065 m)

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Citations

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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
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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