Catocala chelidonia

Catocala chelidonia
Catocala chelidonia chelidonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. chelidonia
Binomial name
Catocala chelidonia
Grote, 1881[1]

Catocala chelidonia is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Arizona and Utah to California.

Catocala chelidonia occidentalis
Catocala chelidonia uniforma

The wingspan is 45-50 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus species.

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References

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