Catocala nupta (Linnaeus, 1767)
(Red Underwing)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Catocala nupta (Red Underwing)
Genus	Catocala (red underwings)
Tribe	Catocalini (red underwings)
Subfamily	EREBINAE (a subfamily of moths)
Family	EREBIDAE (a family of moths)
Superfamily	NOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
Clade	Macrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
Clade	Obtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
Clade	Apoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
Infraorder	Ditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
Infraorder	Heteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
Suborder	GLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
Order	LEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Catocala nupta is also a member of:
Microlepidoptera - micro-moths (via Apoditrysia)
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Records of Catocala nupta (Red Underwing) :
1: Catocala nupta (Red Underwing)
28 Sep 2018	OSGR: SZ09	50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W	Vice County: Dorset (VC 9)	England
at treacle

2: Catocala nupta (Red Underwing)
7 Aug 2003	OSGR: SU56	51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W	Vice County: Berks (VC 22)	England
roosting above door

Catocala nupta (Red Underwing) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Macrolepidoptera
(macro-moths)

Ditrysia
(butterflies and most moths)

LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Microlepidoptera
(micro-moths)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Catocala nupta (Red Underwing)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Catocala nupta (Red Underwing)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

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