Summary
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The Dark Red Underwing or Ultronia Underwing (Catocala ultronia) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of eastern North America, south to Florida and Texas. It ranges west across the southern parts of Canada to extreme southeast British Columbia.
Habitat
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Dry woodland edges and tall shrub, especially wild cherry shrublands; urban plantations.
Life cycle
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The adults are nocturnal and come to light, but are more likely to be taken at sugar baits. Larvae are solitary defoliators. The egg is the overwintering stage. There is one brood per year.
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- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA),
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catocala_ultronia
- (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC),
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