Catocala whitneyi, or Whitney's underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by G. M. Dodge in 1874.[1][2] It is found in North America from North Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas eastward through Wisconsin to Ohio and Tennessee. It has also been recorded as far west as Minnesota and Utah. In Canada, it has been found in Manitoba.

Whitney's underwing
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. whitneyi
Binomial name
Catocala whitneyi
Dodge, 1874
Synonyms
  • Catocala vhitneyi Hampson, 1913
  • Catocala obscura Draudt, 1939

The wingspan is 45–50 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Amorpha species.

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala whitneyi Dodge 1874". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala whitneyi Dodge, 1874". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
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