About Catocala parta Guenée, 1852
Catocala parta, commonly known as the mother underwing, is a moth species that belongs to the family Erebidae. This species was first formally described by Achille Guenée in 1852. Its range in North America extends from Nova Scotia south to Maryland and Kentucky, and west to southern Saskatchewan, southern Alberta, western Montana, and Utah. The wingspan of adult Catocala parta measures 70 to 78 mm. Depending on their location, adults are active and on wing from August to September. The larvae of this moth feed on species from the Populus and Salix genera.
