Catocala whitneyi, or Whitney's underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by G. M. Dodge in 1874.[1][2] It is found in North America from North Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas eastward through Wisconsin to Ohio and Tennessee. It has also been recorded as far west as Minnesota and Utah. In Canada, it has been found in Manitoba.
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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. whitneyi
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| Catocala whitneyi Dodge, 1874
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The wingspan is 45–50 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Amorpha species.
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala whitneyi Dodge 1874". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala whitneyi Dodge, 1874". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
External links
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- Oehlke, Bill. "Catocala whitneyi Dodge, 1874". The Catocala Website. Archived October 14, 2008.
- Fauske, Gerald M. (March 27, 2002). "Catocala whitneyi Dodge 1874". Moths of North Dakota. Department of Entomology North Dakota State University. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- Original description: Canadian Entomologist
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