A Scarlet Underwing Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/25/2019).
A Scarlet Underwing Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/25/2019). (c) jonnx12, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).
A Scarlet Underwing Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/25/2019). (c) jonnx12, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).
Scarlet Underwing Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/4/2022). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
A Scarlet Underwing Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (6/17/2023). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Scarlet Underwing Moth in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/29/2023). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Scarlet Underwing Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/24/2002).
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A Scarlet Underwing Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/25/2019).
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Scarlet Underwing Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/4/2022). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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A Scarlet Underwing Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (6/17/2023). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Scarlet Underwing Moth in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/29/2023). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Scarlet Underwing Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/24/2002).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Scarlet underwing | |
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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. coccinata
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| Binomial name | |
| Catocala coccinata Grote, 1872
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Catocala coccinata, the scarlet underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872.[1] It is found in southern Canada and the eastern United States, following river valleys onto the Great Plains and down to Florida.
The wingspan is 57–70 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus macrocarpa.
Subspecies
[edit]- Catocala coccinata coccinata
- Catocala coccinata sinuosa Grote, 1879 (Florida)
References
[edit]- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala coccinata Grote 1872". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
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External links
[edit]- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2020). "Scarlet Underwing Catocala coccinata Grote". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- Fauske, Gerald M. (March 27, 2002). "Catocala coccinata Grote 1872". Moths of North Dakota. Department of Entomology North Dakota State University. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- Scott, Lynn D. (July 27, 2005). "Catocala coccinata". Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Index. Archived March 7, 2012.
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