Catocala cerogama

Yellow-banded underwing
Mounted specimen
Live specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catocala
Species:	C. cerogama
Binomial name
Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
Catocala bunkeri Grote, 1876 Catocala ruperti Franclemont, 1938 Catocala cerogama var. aurella Fischer, 1885 Catocala cerogama var. eliza Fischer, 1885

Catocala cerogama, the yellow-banded underwing, is a moth of the tribe Catocalini that occurs in North America. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1]

Description

The wingspan is 64 to 81 mm. They have even, deep yellow bands on their hindwings, the forewings are usually brownish gray. Look for a pale band that connects the whitish subreniform a spot to the costa.

Range

As far north as Nova Scotia south to North Carolina, west to Manitoba, South Dakota, and Missouri.

Life cycle

The adults fly between July and October.

Larval foods

• American basswood

References

1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala cerogama Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.

• Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Yellow-Banded Underwing Catocala cerogama Guenée 1852". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
• Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2019.