Catephia alchymista

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Catephia alchymista
Catephia alchymista
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Catephia
Species: C. alchymista
Binomial name
Catephia alchymista
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

Catephia alchymista, the White Underwing, is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Southern and Central Europe up to the Caucasus.[1]

The wingspan is 35–45 millimetres (1.4–1.8 in). The moths are on wing from May to July and sometimes again in August/September.

The larvae feed on Quercus species.

References

  1. "Catephia alchymista Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2013. 

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