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Epione Underwing

Catocala epione Drury, 1773

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Attributes of Catocala epione


Family: Erebid Moths (Erebidae)

Subfamily: Catocaline Moths (Catocalinae)

Identification: Forewing dark gray and blackish with chocolate edging along sharp, black am. and pm. lines and chocolate killing in reniform spot. Subreniform spot whitish. Hindwing black with fringe white, black at anal angle.

Life history: Not reported

Flight: June-September.

Wing span: 5.5-6.5 cm.

Caterpillar hosts: Hickories.

Adult food: Not reported

Habitat: Not reported

Range: Maine and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Kansas and Texas.

Conservation: Not reported

NatureServe Global Status: Not reported

Management needs: Not reported

Documented Records for Catocala epione



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