Catocala lineella, the lineella underwing, little lined underwing or steely underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872. It is found in North America from Ontario and Quebec south to Florida west to Texas and north to Ohio.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. lineella
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It was considered to be a subspecies or even a synonym of Catocala amica for a long time.
The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus species.
References edit
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala lineella Grote 1872". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
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External links edit
- Species information
- Catocala (amica) lineella information
- "930860.00 – 8878.1 – Catocala lineella – Little Lined Underwing Moth – Grote, 1872". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- McClarin, Jim (March 10, 2018). "Species Catocala amica-lineella - Girlfriend & Little Lined Underwing - Hodges#8878/8878.1". BugGuide. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
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