July-emergence

Guides

• Catocala serena

  Serene Underwing

  Catocala serena, the serene underwing, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in eastern North America from southern Ontario and New England south to Tennessee, and west to Illinois and eastern Wisconsin. Adults are active from July to September with one generation per year. The larvae feed on shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) and black walnut (Juglans nigra).

  underwing-mothnocturnaldeciduous-foresthardwood-specialistsingle-broodedJuly-emergenceErebidaeCatocalaNorth-Americaeastern-United-StatesOntarioTennesseeIllinoisWisconsinCaryaJuglanshickorywalnut