Catocala irene, or Irene's underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Hans Hermann Behr in 1870.[1][2] It is found in the western United States in Utah and California and Nevada.
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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. irene
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| Catocala irene Behr, 1870
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The wingspan is 65–75 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.
Subspecies
edit- Catocala irene irene
- Catocala irene valeria H. Edwards, 1880 (Arizona)
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala irene Behr 1870". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala irene Behr, 1870". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
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