Catocala ultronia
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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. ultronia
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| Binomial name | |
| Catocala ultronia (Hübner, 1823)
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Catocala ultronia, the dark red underwing or ultronia underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823.[1] It is found in most of eastern North America, south to Florida and Texas. It ranges west across the southern parts of Canada to extreme southeast British Columbia.
The wingspan is 46–60 mm. Adults are on wing in August in one generation depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Malus species, Populus grandidentata, Prunus pensylvanica, Prunus serotina, Prunus virginiana, and Tilia americana.
References
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala ultronia (Hubner 1823)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Catocala ultronia". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- Oehlke, Bill. "Catocala ultronia (Hubner, 1823) Eunetis ultronia". The Catocala Website. Archived November 22, 2008.
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