''Catocala texanae'', the Texan underwing, is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

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 George Hazen French in 1902. It is found in the US state of

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

. Adults are on wing from May to June. There is probably one generation per year.

References

External links

*Oehlke, Bill
"''Catocala texanae'' French, 1902"
''The ''Catocala'' Website''. Retrieved October 22, 2019. Moths described in 1902 texanae Moths of North America {{Catocalini-stub