A Catocala amica-lineella in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/24/2014). Determined by Jason Roberts/BugGuide. These two species may not be identifiable from photos not showing the hind wing.
A Little Lined Underwing Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/19/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Little Lined Underwing Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/18/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Little Lined Underwing Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/28/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Little Lined Underwing Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Mark Eanes, some rights reserved (CC BY).
A Little Lined Underwing Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/9/2007).
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A Catocala amica-lineella in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/24/2014). Determined by Jason Roberts/BugGuide. These two species may not be identifiable from photos not showing the hind wing.
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A Little Lined Underwing Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/19/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Little Lined Underwing Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/18/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Little Lined Underwing Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/28/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Little Lined Underwing Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Mark Eanes, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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A Little Lined Underwing Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/9/2007).
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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. lineella
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| Catocala lineella | |
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Catocala lineella, the lineella underwing, little lined underwing or steely underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872. It is found in North America from Ontario and Quebec south to Florida west to Texas and north to Ohio.
It was considered to be a subspecies or even a synonym of Catocala amica for a long time.
The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus species.
References
[edit]- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala lineella Grote 1872". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
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[edit]- Species information
- Catocala (amica) lineella information Archived 2011-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
- "930860.00 – 8878.1 – Catocala lineella – Little Lined Underwing Moth – Grote, 1872". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- McClarin, Jim (March 10, 2018). "Species Catocala amica-lineella - Girlfriend & Little Lined Underwing - Hodges#8878/8878.1". BugGuide. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
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