Catocala cerogama, the yellow-banded underwing, is a moth of the tribe Catocalini that occurs in North America. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. cerogama
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| Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852
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Description
editThe wingspan is 64 to 81 mm. They have even, deep yellow bands on their hindwings, the forewings are usually brownish gray. Look for a pale band that connects the whitish subreniform a spot to the costa.
Range
editAs far north as Nova Scotia south to North Carolina, west to Manitoba, South Dakota, and Missouri.
Life cycle
editThe adults fly between July and October.
Larval foods
editReferences
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala cerogama Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Catocala cerogama.
- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Yellow-Banded Underwing Catocala cerogama Guenée 1852". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2019.