Delilah roar". Medieval midrash propose that Delilah was the mother of Micah from the biblical narrative of Micah's Idol. This theory rests on the fact that, in , Micah's mother gives her son 1,100 silver coins to construct his idol, similar to how Delilah was promised 1,100 silver coins to betray her lover by the Philistine leaders. This tradition explains the conflation of Delilah and Micah's mother by noting that Bible introduces the narrative of Micah's Idol immediately after the narrative of Samson and Delilah. Rashi disputes this theory, as the Seder Olam Rabbah states that Micah and Samson were not
Catocala delilah former subspecies "C. d. desdemona" (Desdemona Underwing), which occurs west of the Delilah Underwing from Arizona and Utah south through Mexico to Honduras, is now again considered to be a valid species "C. desdemona". This also includes the supposed subspecies "C. d. utahensis", the supposed species "C. ixion", and the forms "swetti" and "umbra". Catocala delilah The Delilah Underwing ("Catocala delilah") is an Erebidae species. It is found in the southern and midwestern United States, from Ohio south to Florida and west to Texas and Oklahoma. The wingspan is 60–65 mm. The forewings are grayish-brown above, with a clearly marked