Catocala unijuga

Catocala unijuga
Once-married Underwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. unijuga
Binomial name
Catocala unijuga
Walker, [1858]
Synonyms
  • Catocala lucilla
  • Catocala agatha

The Once-married Underwing (Catocala unijuga) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Newfoundland west to south central British Columbia, south to Kentucky and Missouri in the east, Colorado and Utah in the west.

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The wingspan is 68–82 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September in one generation depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Populus tremuloides, Populus nigra and Salix species.

Subspecies

  • Catocala unijuga unijuga
  • Catocala unijuga patricia (Utah)

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