Catocala neogama
Encyclopedia
The Bride is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found from Maine
and Quebec
to northern Florida
, west to South Dakota
and Texas
. Subspecies Catocala neogama euphemia is found in Arizona
and New Mexico
.
The wingspan
is 70-85 mm and about 90 mm for Catocala neogama euphemia. Adults are on wing from June to October. Catocala neogama euphemia is on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Butternut, Hickories and Walnut. Catocala neogama euphemia only feeds on Juglans.
Catocala neogama loretta, which was recorded from Texas, is now considered a synonym of Catocala neogama neogama.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is found from Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
and Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
to northern Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, west to South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
and Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. Subspecies Catocala neogama euphemia is found in Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
and New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 70-85 mm and about 90 mm for Catocala neogama euphemia. Adults are on wing from June to October. Catocala neogama euphemia is on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Butternut, Hickories and Walnut. Catocala neogama euphemia only feeds on Juglans.
Subspecies
- Catocala neogama neogama
- Catocala neogama euphemia
Catocala neogama loretta, which was recorded from Texas, is now considered a synonym of Catocala neogama neogama.