Catocala dejecta, the dejected underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Massachusetts and Connecticut south through New Jersey to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma and north to southern Ontario.
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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. dejecta
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The wingspan is 56–73 mm. Adults are on wing from June to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Carya glabra, Carya ovata and Quercus species.
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala dejecta Strecker 1880". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
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