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Catocala antinympha

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Catocala antinympha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. antinympha
Binomial name
Catocala antinympha
(Hübner, 1823)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ephesia antinympha Hübner, 1823
  • Catocala affinis Westwood 1837
  • Catocala melanympha Guenee, 1852
  • Catocala multiconspicua
  • Catocala antinympha f. paranympha Reiff, 1919

Catocala antinympha, the sweetfern underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Quebec and Ontario east to Nova Scotia and south to Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

The wingspan is 45–55 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina.

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala antinympha (Hubner 1823)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
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