Epione Underwing Moth
Catocala epione (Drury, 1773)
Epione Underwing Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7463
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Host plants include Shagbark Hickory, Pignut Hickory, Mockernut Hickory (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).

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Catocala epione
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. epione
Binomial name
Catocala epione
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena epione Drury, 1773
  • Noctua marginata Fabricius, 1775
  • Noctua marginella Fabricius, 1794
  • Catocala marginata

Catocala epione, the Epione underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773.[1] It is found in North America from Quebec and Ontario south through Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas and Oklahoma.

The wingspan is 55–65 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carya ovata.

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala epione (Drury 1770)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
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