Catocala miranda, the Miranda underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1881.[1][2] It is found in the US from Illinois, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts to Florida and west to western North Carolina.
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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. miranda
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| Catocala miranda H. Edwards, 1881
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The wingspan is 37–45 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Crataegus.
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala miranda Edwards 1881". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala miranda H. Edwards, 1881". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
External links
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- Oehlke, Bill. "Catocala miranda H. Edwards, 1881". The Catocala Website. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
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