Catocala antinympha Hübner, 1823 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Catocala antinympha Hübner, 1823

Catocala antinympha Hübner, 1823

Catocala antinympha, the sweetfern underwing, is an erebid moth found in eastern North America with larvae feeding on Comptonia peregrina.

Family
Genus
Catocala
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Catocala antinympha Hübner, 1823

Catocala antinympha, commonly known as the sweetfern underwing, is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. It was first described by Hübner in 1823. This species is distributed from Quebec and Ontario eastward to Nova Scotia, and southward to Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The wingspan of adult individuals ranges from 45 to 55 mm. Adult moths are active from July through September, and the species produces one new generation each year. The larvae of Catocala antinympha feed on Comptonia peregrina.

Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Catocala

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