Catocala sappho

Catocala sappho
Sappho Underwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. sappho
Binomial name
Catocala sappho
Strecker, 1874
Synonyms
  • Catabapta sappho
  • Catocala cleis

The Sappho Underwing (Catocala sappho) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Virginia and Tennessee south to Florida and west to Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Missouri and Illinois.

The wingspan is 62–75 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July and September to October in highland areas.

The larvae feed on Carya species.

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