Catocala praeclara, the praeclara underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1866.[1] It is found in North America from Nova Scotia west to south-eastern Alberta, south to Florida and Kansas.
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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. praeclara
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| Catocala praeclara | |
The wingspan is 38–50 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September in one generation depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Amelanchier, Crataegus species (including Crataegus calpodendron), Photinia species (including Photinia prunifolia, and Photinia melanocarpa).
Subspecies
edit- Catocala praeclara praeclara
- Catocala praeclara manitoba Beutenmüller, 1908
- Catocala praeclara charlottae Brou, 1988
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala praeclara Grote & Robinson 1866". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
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External links
edit- Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Catocala praeclara". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- Oehlke, Bill. "Catocala praeclara Grote and Robinson, 1866". Catocala. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
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