An Epione Underwing Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/22/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Epione Underwing Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/16/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Epione Underwing Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/28/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Epione Underwing Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/22/2025). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
An Epione Underwing Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/9/2014).
An Epione Underwing Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/9/2014).
Epione Underwing Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) jrcagle, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Epione Underwing Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/3/2024). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Epione Underwing Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/11/2025). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Epione Underwing Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Epione Underwing Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/12/2025). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Epione Underwing Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/11/2025). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Epione Underwing Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/12/2025). (c) Cheryl Stinchcomb, some rights reserved (CC BY).
An Epione Underwing Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/9/2014).
An Epione Underwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/1/2004).
An Epione Underwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/1/2004).
An Epione Underwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/1/2004).
An Epione Underwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2004).
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Host plants include Shagbark Hickory, Pignut Hickory, Mockernut Hickory (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).
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An Epione Underwing Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/22/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Epione Underwing Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/16/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Epione Underwing Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/28/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Epione Underwing Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/22/2025). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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An Epione Underwing Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/9/2014).
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Epione Underwing Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) jrcagle, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Epione Underwing Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/3/2024). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Epione Underwing Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/11/2025). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Epione Underwing Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Epione Underwing Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/12/2025). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Epione Underwing Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/11/2025). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Epione Underwing Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/12/2025). (c) Cheryl Stinchcomb, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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An Epione Underwing Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/9/2014).
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An Epione Underwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/1/2004).
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An Epione Underwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/1/2004).
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An Epione Underwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/1/2004).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Catocala epione | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. epione
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| Binomial name | |
| Catocala epione (Drury, 1773)
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Catocala epione, the Epione underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773.[1] It is found in North America from Quebec and Ontario south through Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas and Oklahoma.
The wingspan is 55–65 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Carya ovata.
References
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala epione (Drury 1770)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
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