Catocala similis, the similar underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Henry Edwards in 1864.[1][2] It is found in North America from Ontario and Quebec south through Maine and Connecticut to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma, and north to Minnesota.
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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. similis
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| Binomial name | |
| Catocala similis W. H. Edwards, 1864
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The wingspan is 35–45 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis and Quercus stellata.
References
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala similis Edwards 1864". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala similis Edwards, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
External links
edit- Oehlke, Bill. "Catocala similis Edwards, 1864". The Catocala Website. Archived September 5, 2008.
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