Catocala nuptialis

Catocala nuptialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. nuptialis
Binomial name
Catocala nuptialis
Walker, 1858[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala myrrha Strecker, 1874[2]

The Married Underwing (Catocala nuptialis) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Manitoba south through Minnesota and Nebraska to eastern Oklahoma and Texas and east to Kentucky and Illinois.

The wingspan is 40-50 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Amorpha canescens.

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