About Catocala maestosa Hulst, 1884
Catocala maestosa, commonly called the sad underwing, is a species of moth belonging to the family Erebidae. George Duryea Hulst first described this species in 1884. In the United States, it is distributed from New York south to Florida and Alabama, west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma, and north to Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota. The wingspan of adult Catocala maestosa ranges from 78 to 98 mm. Adults are active on the wing from July to October, with activity timing varying by location. This species likely produces only one generation per year. Its larvae feed on Carya aquatica, Carya illinoinensis, and Juglans nigra.
