Catocala nymphaea
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. nymphaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala nymphaea (Esper, 1787)[1] | |
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Catocala nymphaea is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in Southern France, Italy, Greece, Corsica, Sicily, Crete, North Africa, Anatolia, Afghanistan and Kashmir.
The wingspan is 54–62 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Quercus ilex.[2]
Subspecies
- Catocala nymphaea nymphaea
- Catocala nymphaea kabuli (O. Bang-Haas, 1927) (Afghanistan)
- Catocala nymphaea kashmirica (Warren, 1913) (Kashmir)
- Catocala nymphaea parigilensis (Kardakoff, 1937)
References
- ↑ taxapad.com
- ↑ Paolo Mazzei, Raniero Panfili, Ilaria Pimpinelli, Diego Reggianti (July 7, 1999). "Catocala nymphaea". leps.it. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
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