Catocala badia, the bay underwing, bayberry underwing or old maid, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from southern Maine and New Hampshire south to New York and Connecticut.
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| Lectotype of Catocala badia var. phoebe. now considered a synonym of Catocala badia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. badia
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| Binomial name | |
| Catocala badia Grote & Robinson, 1866[1]
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The wingspan is 50–60 mm. There is probably one generation per year. The badia subspecies is listed as a species of special concern in Connecticut.[2]
The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina, Myrica cerifera, Myrica gale, and Myrica pensylvanica.[3]
References edit
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala badia Grote & Robinson 1866". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
- ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ McLeod, Robin (March 10, 2018). "Subspecies Catocala badia coelebs - The Old Maid". BugGuide. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
Subspecies edit
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- Catocala badia badia
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