About Catocala habilis Grote, 1872
Catocala habilis, commonly known as the habilis underwing, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. This species was first formally described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872. It is distributed in North America, ranging from Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and New Brunswick in the north, south through Connecticut and New Jersey to North Carolina, and west as far as Arkansas. Adults of this moth have a wingspan measuring between 55 and 65 mm. Depending on their location, adult moths are active in flight from June to October. It is thought that the species produces one new generation per year. The larvae of Catocala habilis feed on Carya ovata, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Juglans cinerea, and Juglans nigra.
