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Host plants include Black Walnut, Butternut, Sand Hickory (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).
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A Widow Underwing Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/30/2019). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Media by Dave Webb.
Media by Dave Webb.
A Widow Underwing Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/3/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Media by Shannon Schade.
Media by Shannon Schade.
A Widow Underwing Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/17/2015). Determined by Ray Simpson/BugGuide.
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Media by Thomas Wilson.
Media by Thomas Wilson.
A Widow Underwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/9/2019).
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Media by Kurt Schwarz.
Media by Kurt Schwarz.
Widow Underwing Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/7/2020). (c) russruffing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Media by russruffing via iNaturalist.
Media by russruffing via iNaturalist.
A Widow Underwing Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/6/2015).
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Media by Tomas Mustelin.
Media by Tomas Mustelin.
A Widow Underwing Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/1/2015).
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Media by Mark Eanes.
Media by Mark Eanes.
A Widow Underwing Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/12/2020).
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Media by Dave Webb.
Media by Dave Webb.
Widow Underwing Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/26/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Media by Timothy Reichard.
Media by Timothy Reichard.
A Widow Underwing Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/2/2010).
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Media by Bob Patterson.
Media by Bob Patterson.
A Widow Underwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2003).
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Media by Larry Line.
Media by Larry Line.
A Widow Underwing Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/10/2002). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Media by Mark Etheridge.
Media by Mark Etheridge.
Source: Wikipedia
Widow underwing | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Catocala |
Species: | C. vidua
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Binomial name | |
Catocala vidua (J. E. Smith, 1797)
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Catocala vidua, the widow underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.[1][2] It is found in North America from southern Ontario, into Maine, New Hampshire and Connecticut, south at least to Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, west to Texas and Oklahoma, and north to Wisconsin.
The wingspan is 70–80 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis, Carya ovata, Carya pallida, Juglans cinerea, Juglans nigra, Quercus, Robinia pseudoacacia, and Salix.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Catocala vidua.
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala vidua (Smith 1797)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala vidua (Smith, 1797)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Oehlke, Bill. "Catocala vidua (J.E. Smith, 1797) Phalaena vidua". The Catocala Website. Archived April 5, 2012.