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Catocala serena

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Serene underwing
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. serena
Binomial name
Catocala serena
Edwards, 1864[1]
Synonyms
  • Catabapta serena

Catocala serena, the serene underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from southern Ontario, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, as far south as to at least Tennessee, and west to Pennsylvania, Illinois and at least as far west as eastern Wisconsin.

The wingspan is 55–60 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carya ovata and Juglans nigra.

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala serena Edwards 1864". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
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