''Catocala mira'', the wonderful underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was Species description, first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876. It is found in North America from Manitoba through southern Ontario and Quebec through New Hampshire and Connecticut to Florida, west to Texas and north through Iowa and Illinois.
Its wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on ''Crataegus''.
Etomology
The species name wiktionary:mirus#Latin, ''mira'' means "wonderful" and is derived from Latin.
Description
''C. mira'' has grey forewings with a lighter gray diagonal band extending horizontally across each wing. The orange hindwings have two black bands with a highly irregular edge and a checkered fringe about the outermost margins.
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Species info
Moths described in 1876
Catocala, mira
Moths of North America
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