Catocala messalina

Catocala messalina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catocala
Species:	C. messalina
Binomial name
	Catocala messalina; Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
	Catocala belfragiana Harvey, 1875; Catocala jocasta Strecker, 1875;

The Messalina Underwing (Catocala messalina) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Virginia south to Florida and west to Texas and north to Kansas.

The wingspan is 40-45 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus geminata, Quercus hemisphaerica and Quercus virginiana.