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.

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

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

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