Catocala briseis

Catocala briseis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catocala
Species:	C. briseis
Binomial name
	Catocala briseis; W. H. Edwards, 1864
Synonyms
	Catocala briseis f. briseana Strand, 1914; Catocala clarissima Beutenmueller, 1918; Catocala briseis var. albida Beutenmueller, 1907; Catocala minerva Cassino, 1917;

Catocala briseis, the Briseis underwing or ribbed underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Henry Edwards in 1864.[1] It is found across the North American Boreal forest region from Newfoundland to the Pacific, south to Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

The wingspan is 59–65 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Populus species, including Populus tremuloides and Salix species.

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala briseis Edwards 1864". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.

Catocala briseis minerva, recorded from Utah, is now considered a synonym.

Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Catocala briseis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
Oehlke, Bill "Catocala briseis W.H. Edwards, 1864". Catocala. Archived from the original September 27, 2013.

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