Catocala consors

Catocala consors
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. consors
Binomial name
Catocala consors
Smith, 1797[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena consors
  • Catabapta consors
  • Catocala pensacola Reiff, 1919

Catocala consors, the consort underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Maine and Connecticut south to Florida and west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma.

The wingspan is over 70 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Amorpha fructicosa and Carya species.

Subspecies

  • Catocala consors consors
  • Catocala consors sorsconi Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 (Maine)

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala consors (Smith 1797)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.


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