Southern-us-fauna
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Catocala delilah
Delilah Underwing, Delilah Underwing Moth
Catocala delilah is a medium-sized underwing moth in the family Erebidae, native to the southern and midwestern United States. Adults are active from May to June, with likely one generation per year. The species is distinguished by its grayish-brown forewings with irregular black markings and bright yellowish-orange hindwings with complex black banding patterns. It belongs to a cryptic species complex within the genus Catocala, and was previously considered conspecific with western populations now recognized as separate species.