Catocala coccinata, the scarlet underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872.[1] It is found in southern Canada and the eastern United States, following river valleys onto the Great Plains and down to Florida.

Scarlet underwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catocala
Species:	C. coccinata
Binomial name
Catocala coccinata Grote, 1872
Synonyms
Catocala chiquita Bartsch, 1916 Catocala coccinata var. circe Strecker, 1876 Catocala sinuosa Grote, 1879

The wingspan is 57–70 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus macrocarpa.

Subspecies

• Catocala coccinata coccinata
• Catocala coccinata sinuosa Grote, 1879 (Florida)

References

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External links

• Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2020). "Scarlet Underwing Catocala coccinata Grote". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
• Fauske, Gerald M. (March 27, 2002). "Catocala coccinata Grote 1872". Moths of North Dakota. Department of Entomology North Dakota State University. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
• Scott, Lynn D. (July 27, 2005). "Catocala coccinata". Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Index. Archived March 7, 2012.

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