Catocala jessica
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Jessica underwing | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Catocala |
Species: | C. jessica
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Binomial name | |
Catocala jessica H. Edwards, 1877
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Catocala jessica, the Jessica underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1877.[1][2] It was described in the United States from Arizona through Colorado to Illinois and California.
The wingspan is about 75 mm.
The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species. Adults are on wing from June to October. There is probably one generation per year.
References
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala jessica Edwards 1877". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala jessica H. Edwards, 1877". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
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