''Catocala lincolnana'', the Lincoln underwing, is a
moth of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. The species was
first described by Auburn Edmund Brower in 1976. It is found in the US from
North Carolina south to
Florida and west through
Arkansas to
Texas.
The
wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on ''
Crataegus
''Crataegus'' (), commonly called hawthorn, quickthorn, thornapple, Voss, E. G. 1985. ''Michigan Flora: A guide to the identification and occurrence of the native and naturalized seed-plants of the state. Part II: Dicots (Saururaceae–Cornacea ...
''.
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Species info
Moths described in 1976
Catocala, lincolnana
Moths of North America
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