Catocala cerogama
| Yellow-banded 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. cerogama
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| Binomial name | |
| Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852
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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
[edit]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
[edit]As far north as Nova Scotia south to North Carolina, west to Manitoba, South Dakota, and Missouri.
Life cycle
[edit]The adults fly between July and October.
Larval foods
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala cerogama Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Catocala cerogama.
- 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.