Catocala epione

Catocala epione
Catocala epione
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. epione
Binomial name
Catocala epione
Drury, 1773
Synonyms
  • Phalaena epione
  • Noctua marginata
  • Noctua marginella
  • Catocala marginata

The Epione Underwing (Catocala epione) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec and Ontario south through Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas and Oklahoma.

The wingspan is 55-65 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carya ovata.

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