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Catocala gracilis, the graceful underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Henry Edwards in 1864.[1][2] It is found in North America from Manitoba to Nova Scotia and Maine, south through Connecticut, New Jersey to Florida and west to Mississippi and Missouri.

Catocala gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. gracilis
Binomial name
Catocala gracilis
W. H. Edwards, 1864
Synonyms
  • Catocala tela Strand, 1914
  • Catocala cinerea Mayfield, 1922
  • Catocala lemmeri Mayfield, 1923

The wingspan is 40–45 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Leucothoe, Vaccinium pallidum and possibly Quercus.


References


  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala gracilis Edwards 1864". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala gracilis Edwards, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
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