Miranda Underwing Moth
Catocala miranda H. Edwards, 1881
Miranda Underwing Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/15518
Synonyms
Hodges #8855 
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2 Records

Status

"Rare. One specimen in USNM, 'Maryland' with no further data" (Glaser et al., 2005).

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Catocala miranda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. miranda
Binomial name
Catocala miranda
Synonyms
  • Catocala judith miranda

Catocala miranda, the Miranda underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1881.[1][2] It is found in the US from Illinois, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts to Florida and west to western North Carolina.

The wingspan is 37–45 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Crataegus.

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala miranda Edwards 1881". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala miranda H. Edwards, 1881". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
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