Catephia alchymista
- "White Underwing" redirects here. Particularly in North America, this may also refer to the related moth Catocala relicta.
| Catephia alchymista | |
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| Catephia alchymista | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Erebinae |
| Tribe: | Catephiini |
| Genus: | Catephia |
| Species: | C. alchymista |
| Binomial name | |
| Catephia alchymista (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
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Catephia alchymista, the White Underwing, is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. The species 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
- ↑ "Catephia alchymista Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2013.