Catocala miranda
Species of moth
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Catocala miranda, the Miranda underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1881.[1][2] It is found in the US from Illinois, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts to Florida and west to western North Carolina.
| Miranda underwing | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. miranda |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala miranda H. Edwards, 1881 | |
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The wingspan is 37–45 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Crataegus.
