Catocala mira
Catocala mira, the wonderful underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876.[1][2] It is found in North America from Manitoba through southern Ontario and Quebec through New Hampshire and Connecticut to Florida, west to Texas and north through Iowa and Illinois.
| Catocala mira | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. mira |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala mira Grote, 1876 | |
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Its wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Crataegus.
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala mira Grote 1876". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
- Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala mira Grote, 1876". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
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