Catocala unijuga, the once-married underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1][2] It is found in North America from Newfoundland west to south central British Columbia, south to Kentucky and Missouri in the east, Colorado and Utah in the west.
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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. unijuga
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| Catocala unijuga Walker, [1858]
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The wingspan is 68–82 mm (2.7–3.2 in). Adults are on wing from July to September in one generation depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Populus tremuloides, Populus nigra and Salix species.
Subspecies
edit- Catocala unijuga unijuga
- Catocala unijuga patricia Cassino, 1917 (Utah)
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala unijuga Walker 1858". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala unijuga Walker, [1858]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Catocala unijuga.
- Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Catocala unijuga". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- Oehlke, Bill. "Catocala unijuga Walker, [1858]". The Catocala Website. Archived October 14, 2008.
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