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The '''Sweetheart Underwing''' (''Catocala amatrix'') is a [[moth]] of the [[Noctuidae]] family. The species can be found from [[Nova Scotia]], south through [[Connecticut]] to [[Florida]] and west through [[Texas]] and [[Oklahoma]] to [[Arizona]] and north to [[Montana]], [[Minnesota]] and [[Ontario]]. |
The '''Sweetheart Underwing''' (''Catocala amatrix'') is a [[moth]] of the [[Noctuidae]] family. The species can be found from [[Nova Scotia]], south through [[Connecticut]] to [[Florida]] and west through [[Texas]] and [[Oklahoma]] to [[Arizona]] and north to [[Montana]], [[Minnesota]] and [[Ontario]]. |
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An exhibition model done by the [[Denton_Brothers]] of Wellesley, Massachusetts was discovered in a consingment shop in Flagler Beach, Florida on September 11, 2013 by Brittany Durocher, a resident of that city. It was collected by the Denton Brothers in Virginai and named Catocala Amatrix virginurus. A picture of the specimen found by Ms. Durocher can be seen at [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Denton_Brothers_display_of_Catocala_Amatrix_Virginurus.jpg]]. The attribution to the Denton Brothers on the edge of the specimen can be seen at [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inscription_on_edge_of_a_Denton_Brothers_specimen.jpg]] |
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[[Image:Catocala_nurus.JPG|thumb|left|200px|lectotype of ''Catocala nurus'', now considered to be a synonym of ''Catocala amatrix'']] |
[[Image:Catocala_nurus.JPG|thumb|left|200px|lectotype of ''Catocala nurus'', now considered to be a synonym of ''Catocala amatrix'']] |
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The Sweetheart Underwing (Catocala amatrix) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. The species can be found from Nova Scotia, south through Connecticut to Florida and west through Texas and Oklahoma to Arizona and north to Montana, Minnesota and Ontario.
An exhibition model done by the Denton_Brothers of Wellesley, Massachusetts was discovered in a consingment shop in Flagler Beach, Florida on September 11, 2013 by Brittany Durocher, a resident of that city. It was collected by the Denton Brothers in Virginai and named Catocala Amatrix virginurus. A picture of the specimen found by Ms. Durocher can be seen at [[1]]. The attribution to the Denton Brothers on the edge of the specimen can be seen at [[2]]
![[1]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Denton_Brothers_display_of_Catocala_Amatrix_Virginurus.jpg){kind=link}
![[2]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inscription_on_edge_of_a_Denton_Brothers_specimen.jpg){kind=link}
The wingspan is 75-95 mm. The moths flies from August to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Populus deltoides, Populus grandidenta, Populus nigra, Populus tremuloides and Salix nigra.
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