A Widow Underwing Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/30/2019). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Widow Underwing Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/3/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Widow Underwing Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/17/2015). Determined by Ray Simpson/BugGuide.
A Widow Underwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/9/2019).
Widow Underwing Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/7/2020). (c) russruffing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Widow Underwing Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/6/2015).
A Widow Underwing Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/1/2015).
A Widow Underwing Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/12/2020).
Widow Underwing Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
Widow Underwing Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/26/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Widow Underwing Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/2/2010).
A Widow Underwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2003).
A Widow Underwing Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/10/2002). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Widow Underwing Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/25/2025). (c) atlanticus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Host plants include Black Walnut, Butternut, Sand Hickory (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).
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A Widow Underwing Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/30/2019). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Widow Underwing Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/3/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Widow Underwing Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/17/2015). Determined by Ray Simpson/BugGuide.
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A Widow Underwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/9/2019).
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Widow Underwing Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/7/2020). (c) russruffing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Widow Underwing Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/6/2015).
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A Widow Underwing Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/1/2015).
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A Widow Underwing Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/12/2020).
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Widow Underwing Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
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Widow Underwing Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/26/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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A Widow Underwing Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/2/2010).
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Bob Patterson.
A Widow Underwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2003).
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A Widow Underwing Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/10/2002). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Widow Underwing Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/25/2025). (c) atlanticus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. vidua
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| Catocala vidua (J. E. Smith, 1797)
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Catocala vidua, the widow underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.[1][2] It is found in North America from southern Ontario, into Maine, New Hampshire and Connecticut, south at least to Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, west to Texas and Oklahoma, and north to Wisconsin.
The wingspan is 70–80 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis, Carya ovata, Carya pallida, Juglans cinerea, Juglans nigra, Quercus, Robinia pseudoacacia, and Salix.
References
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala vidua (Smith 1797)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala vidua (Smith, 1797)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Oehlke, Bill. "Catocala vidua (J.E. Smith, 1797) Phalaena vidua". The Catocala Website. Archived April 5, 2012.
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