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Catocala cerogama

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Yellow-banded underwing
Mounted specimen
Live specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. cerogama
Binomial name
Catocala cerogama
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Catocala bunkeri Grote, 1876
  • Catocala ruperti Franclemont, 1938
  • Catocala cerogama var. aurella Fischer, 1885
  • Catocala cerogama var. eliza Fischer, 1885

Catocala cerogama, the yellow-banded underwing, is a moth of the tribe Catocalini that occurs in North America. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1]

Description

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The wingspan is 64 to 81 mm. They have even, deep yellow bands on their hindwings, the forewings are usually brownish gray. Look for a pale band that connects the whitish subreniform a spot to the costa.

Range

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As far north as Nova Scotia south to North Carolina, west to Manitoba, South Dakota, and Missouri.

Life cycle

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The adults fly between July and October.

Larval foods

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References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala cerogama Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.