Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jul 23, 2026

Catocala antinympha

Catocala antinympha, the sweetfern underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Quebec and Ontario east to Nova Scotia and south to Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Last revised
Jul 23, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
141 w
Citations
1
Source
Catocala antinympha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. antinympha
Binomial name
Catocala antinympha
(Hübner, 1823)1
Synonyms
  • Ephesia antinympha Hübner, 1823
  • Catocala affinis Westwood 1837
  • Catocala melanympha Guenee, 1852
  • Catocala multiconspicua
  • Catocala antinympha f. paranympha Reiff, 1919

Catocala antinympha, the sweetfern underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Quebec and Ontario east to Nova Scotia and south to Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

The wingspan is 45–55 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina.

References

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala antinympha (Hubner 1823)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
External links