Catocala muliercula

Catocala muliercula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catocala
Species:	C. muliercula
Binomial name
	Catocala muliercula; Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
	; Catocala permanans Catabapta muliercula; Hulst, 1884 Catocala muliercula permanans;

Catocala muliercula, the little wife underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.^[1]^[2] It is found in the US from Massachusetts and Connecticut south to Florida and west to Texas and New Mexico.

The wingspan is 54–70 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Myrica cerifera.

References

^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala muliercula Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
^ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala muliercula Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2019.

Oehlke, Bill. "Catocala muliercula Guenee, 1852". World's Largest Saturniidae Site! Archived May 12, 2008.
Elliott, Lynette (March 10, 2018). "Species Catocala muliercula - The Little Wife Underwing - Hodges#8774". BugGuide. Retrieved October 21, 2019.Error: "Q5053745" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.

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