Catocala semirelicta, the semirelict underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874.[1] It is found in North America from Nevada, Colorado, Utah, California, and Nova Scotia south to Maine, west across Canada to British Columbia, and southward in the mountains.
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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. semirelicta
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| Catocala semirelicta Grote, 1874
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The length of the forewings is about 30 mm. The wingspan is 65–75 mm.
Adults are on wing from July to September in one generation depending on the location. The larvae feed on Populus balsamifera, Populus tremuloides, and Salix species. There is probably one generation per year.
Subspecies
edit- Catocala semirelicta semirelicta Grote, 1874
- Catocala semirelicta hippolyta Strecker, 1874
The latter is sometimes considered a distinct species.
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala semirelicta Grote 1874". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Catocala semirelicta.
- Oehlke, Bill "Catocala pura = semirelicta Hulst, 1880". The Catocala Website. Archived August 21, 2012.
- Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Catocala semirelicta". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- Oehlke, Bill "Catocala semirelicta Guenee, 1852". The Catocala Website. Archived September 14, 2009.
- Oehlke, Bill "Catocala nevadensis = semirelicta Beutenmüller, 1907". The Catocala Website. Archived August 21, 2012.
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