What does old Wife Underwing eat?
Adult feeds on fruits, nectar, sap, and its larvae feed on various plants including crops.

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Species of Underwings
Red underwingSweetheart underwingWhite underwingIlia underwingPenitent underwing mothLittle nymph underwingClifden nonpareilUltronia underwingDarling underwingDark crimson underwingYellow banded underwingRosy underwingRobinson'S UnderwingMother underwing mothOld Wife UnderwingScarlet underwingSordid underwing
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods

Class
Bugs

Family
Owlet moths

Genus
Underwings

Species
Old Wife Underwing (Catocala palaeogama)