Catocala connubialis

Catocala connubialis
Catocala connubialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. connubialis
Binomial name
Catocala connubialis
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Catocala sancta Hulst, 1884
  • Ephesia connubialis
  • Catocala cordelia
  • Catocala pulverulenta
  • Catocala amasia virens

The Connubial Underwing (Catocala connubialis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ontario to Prince Edward Island (including Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia), south to Florida and west to Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri.

Illustration
lectotype of Catocala cordelia, now considered to be a synonym of Catocala connubialis

The wingspan is 37-47 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Cephalanthus occidentalis, Melia azedarach and Quercus rubra.

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