Catocala fraxini

Catocala fraxini
Catocala fraxini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. fraxini
Binomial name
Catocala fraxini
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Blue Underwing (Catocala fraxini), also known as Clifden Nonpareil, is a moth of the superfamily Noctuoidea. It is found in Europe and North and East Asia.

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The caterpillars feed on various species of poplar.