Dark Red Underwing

Catocala ultronia

The Dark Red Underwing or Ultronia Underwing is a moth of the Erebidae 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.
Ultronia Underwing - Catocala ultronia TL: ~30 mm. Blue-brown-greenish FW with a wide streak of dark shading near inner margin, HW is red with black bands and checkered fringe. Hosts: Cherry, apple, hawthorn, and plum. Status: Common. Habitat: Attracted to an LED light (395 nm) in a semi-rural area 2020(166) https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98854/ultronia_underwing_-_catocala_ultronia.html Catocala,Catocala ultronia,Dark Red Underwing,Erebidae,Geotagged,Moth Week 2020,Summer,United States,moth,underwing

Appearance

The wingspan is 46–60 mm. Adults are on wing in August in one generation depending on the location.
Ultronia Underwing - Catocala ultronia TL: ~30 mm. Blue-brown-greenish FW with a wide streak of dark shading near inner margin, HW is red with black bands and checkered fringe. Hosts: Cherry, apple, hawthorn, and plum. Status: Common. Habitat: Attracted to an LED light (395 nm) in a semi-rural area 2020(166) https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98852/ultronia_underwing_-_catocala_ultronia.html Catocala ultronia,Dark Red Underwing,Geotagged,Moth Week 2020,Summer,United States,moth

Food

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

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusCatocala
SpeciesC. ultronia
Photographed in
United States of America