Once-married underwing

Catocala unijuga

The once-married underwing is a moth of the family Erebidae. 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.
Catocala unijuga With the underwings partly exposed. Catocala unijuga,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Once-married underwing,Summer,United States,insect,moth,underwing

Appearance

The wingspan is 68–82 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September in one generation depending on the location.
Catocala unijuga Catocala unijuga,Geotagged,Once-married underwing,Summer,United States

Naming

*''Catocala unijuga unijuga''
⤷ ''Catocala unijuga patricia'' Cassino, 1917

Food

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

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