Catocala ultronia

Catocala ultronia
Catocala ultronia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. ultronia
Binomial name
Catocala ultronia
Hübner, 1823
Synonyms
  • Eunetis ultronia
  • Catocala lucinda
  • Catocala adriana
  • Catocala nigrescens

The Dark Red Underwing or Ultronia Underwing (Catocala ultronia) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of eastern North America, south to Florida and Texas. It ranges west across the southern parts of Canada to extreme southeast British Columbia.

The wingspan is 46-60 mm. Adults are on wing in August in one generation depending on the location.

Adult

The larvae feed on Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Malus species, Populus grandidenta, Prunus pensylvanica, Prunus serotina, Prunus virginiana and Tilia americana.

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