Catocala briseis, the Briseis underwing or ribbed underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Henry Edwards in 1864.[1] It is found across the North American Boreal forest region from Newfoundland to the Pacific, south to Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

Catocala briseis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. briseis
Binomial name
Catocala briseis
Synonyms
  • Catocala briseis f. briseana Strand, 1914
  • Catocala clarissima Beutenmueller, 1918
  • Catocala briseis var. albida Beutenmueller, 1907
  • Catocala minerva Cassino, 1917

The wingspan is 59–65 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Populus species, including Populus tremuloides and Salix species.

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala briseis Edwards 1864". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.

Subspecies

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Catocala briseis minerva, recorded from Utah, is now considered a synonym.

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