Catocala badia


Catocala badia, the bay underwing, bayberry underwing or old maid, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from southern Maine and New Hampshire south to New York and Connecticut.
Image:Catocala [coelebs.JPG|thumb|left|100px|Catocala badia coelebs illustration]
[Image:Catocala badia.JPG|thumb|left|100px|Catocala badia badia illustration]
The wingspan is 50–60 mm. There is probably one generation per year. The badia subspecies is listed as a species of special concern in Connecticut.
The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina, Myrica cerifera, Myrica gale, and Myrica pensylvanica.

Subspecies

  • Catocala badia badia
  • Catocala badia coelebs Grote, 1874
badia
Category:Moths of [North America]
Category:Moths described in 1866