Catocala connubialis, the connubial underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in North America from Ontario to Prince Edward Island (including Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia), south to Florida and west to Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri.

Connubial underwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catocala
Species:	C. connubialis
Binomial name
Catocala connubialis Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
Catocala sancta Hulst, 1884 Ephesia connubialis Catocala cordelia Edwards, 1880 Catocala connubialis f. pulverulenta Brower, 1940 Catocala amasia var. virens French, 1886

The wingspan is 37–47 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Cephalanthus occidentalis, Melia azedarach, and Quercus rubra.

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