Catocala briseis, the Briseis underwing or ribbed underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Henry Edwards in 1864.[1] It is found across the North American Boreal forest region from Newfoundland to the Pacific, south to Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
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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. briseis
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| Catocala briseis W. H. Edwards, 1864
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The wingspan is 59–65 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Populus species, including Populus tremuloides and Salix species.
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala briseis Edwards 1864". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
Subspecies
editCatocala briseis minerva, recorded from Utah, is now considered a synonym.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Catocala briseis.
- Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Catocala briseis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- Oehlke, Bill "Catocala briseis W.H. Edwards, 1864". Catocala. Archived from the original September 27, 2013.
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