Catocala angusi

Catocala angusi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. angusi
Binomial name
Catocala angusi
Grote, 1876[1]
Synonyms
  • Catabapta angusi
  • Catocala angusi lucetta French, 1882
  • Catocala edna Beutenmueller, 1907

Catocala angusi, Angus' Underwing, is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Massachusetts and Connecticut south to Georgia west to Arkansas and Kansas and north to Illinois and Michigan.

The wingspan is 60-74 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis and Carya ovata.

References

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