Catocala hermia, the Hermia underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1880.[1] It is found throughout the Great Plains of North America, from southern Saskatchewan and Alberta south and west to Texas, Arizona and California.
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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. hermia
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| Catocala hermia H. Edwards, 1880
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The wingspan is 58–68 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location.
Subspecies
edit- Catocala hermia hermia
- Catocala hermia francisca H. Edwards, 1880
The latter is often treated as distinct species, leaving C. hermia monotypic.
Catocala hermia verecunda, recorded from Colorado, Montana and Arizona, was formerly considered a subspecies, but is now a synonym of Catocala hermia hermia.
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala hermia Edwards 1880". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Catocala hermia.
- Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Catocala hermia". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- Oehlke, Bill "Catocala hermia Henry Edwards, 1880". The Catocala Website. Archived August 22, 2010.
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