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Catocala alabamae

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Catocala alabamae
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C. alabamae
Binomial name
Catocala alabamae
Grote, 1875[1]
Synonyms
  • Ephesia alabamae
  • Catocala olivia H. Edwards, 1880
  • Catocala titania Dodge, 1900
  • Catocala distincta[citation needed]

Catocala alabamae, the Alabama underwing or titan underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Louisiana, Maryland south to Florida, west to Texas and north to Missouri, Wisconsin Pennsylvania and Illinois.

The wingspan is 20–40 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Crataegus, Crataegus calpodendron, Malus coronaria and Prunus angustifolia.

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