Catocala parta
| Mother underwing | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. parta
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| Binomial name | |
| Catocala parta Guenée, 1852
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Catocala parta, the mother underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in North America from Nova Scotia south to Maryland and Kentucky, west to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta, western Montana, and Utah. The wingspan is 70–78 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species.
References
[edit]- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala parta Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
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External links
[edit]- Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Catocala parta". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- Fauske, Gerald M. (May 8, 2002). "Catocala parta Guenée 1852". Moths of North Dakota. Department of Entomology North Dakota State University. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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