Catocala nuptialis
Species of moth
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Catocala nuptialis, the married underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[2][3] It is found in North America from Manitoba south through Minnesota and Nebraska to eastern Oklahoma and Texas and east to Kentucky and Illinois.
| Married 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. nuptialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala nuptialis Walker, 1858 | |
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The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Amorpha canescens.
