Catocala concumbens
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The Sleepy Underwing or Pink Underwing (Catocala concumbens) is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found in eastern North America
, west across the southern half of the Prairie Provinces to eastern Alberta
.
The wingspan
is 60-75 mm. Adults are on wing in August in one generation depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is found in eastern North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, west across the southern half of the Prairie Provinces to eastern Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 60-75 mm. Adults are on wing in August in one generation depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species.
External links
- Species info, Entomology Collection, University of Alberta
- Moths of North Dakota