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Underwing (Catocala pretiosa) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is
found from Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey west to
Pennsylvania and south to Virginia and North Carolina and west to
Tennessee into Louisiana and Oklahoma. Subspecies texarkana is found
from Florida to [...] wingspan is 40-50 mm. Adults are on wing from
May to June. There is probably one generation per year.Larvae feed on
Amelanchier, Malus, Photinia arbutifolia and Prunus maritima. The larvae
of ssp. texarkana have been recorded on Crataegus.