Catocala similis

Similar underwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catocala
Species:	C. similis
Binomial name
	Catocala similis; W. H. Edwards, 1864
Synonyms
	Catocala similis isabella Catocala aholah; Ephesia similis ; Smith, 1797 Strecker, 1874 ; Catocala formula var. isabella Catocala formula; H. Edwards, 1880 ; Phalaena amasia Grote & Robinson, 1866 ; Catocala similis aholah;

Catocala similis, the similar underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Henry Edwards in 1864.^[1]^[2] It is found in North America from Ontario and Quebec south through Maine and Connecticut to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma, and north to Minnesota.

The wingspan is 35–45 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

References

^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala similis Edwards 1864". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
^ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala similis Edwards, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

Oehlke, Bill. "Catocala similis Edwards, 1864". The Catocala Website. Archived September 5, 2008.Error: "Q5053782" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.

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