Catocala orba

Catocala orba
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catocala
Species:	C. orba
Binomial name
Catocala orba Kuznetsov, 1903

Catocala orba, the Orba underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Nikolai Yakovlevich Kuznetsov in 1903.[1][2] It is found from Massachusetts south to Georgia and Florida, west to Texas, and as far north as Mississippi.

The wingspan is 40–45 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on hickory and walnut.

References

1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala orba Kuznezov 1903". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
2. Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala orba Kuznezov, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

External links

• Oehlke, Bill. "Catocala orba Kusnezov, 1903". The Catocala Website. Retrieved October 22, 2019.