Biology:Catocala californica

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Short description: Species of moth

Catocala californica
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. californica
Binomial name
Catocala californica
W. H. Edwards, 1864
Synonyms
  • Catocala mariana Strecker, 1874 (preocc. Catocala mariana Rambur, 1858)
  • Catocala erichi Brower, 1976
  • Catocala edwardsi Kusnezov, 1903
  • Catocala elizabeth Cass, 1918
  • Catocala eldoradensis Beutenmueller, 1907

Catocala californica is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by William Henry Edwards in 1864.[1] It is found in western North America from British Columbia and Alberta south through Washington (state) and Oregon to California .

The wingspan is about 65 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Juglans nigra and Salix species.

Subspecies

Former subspecies Catocala californica edwardsi and Catocala californica elizabeth are now considered synonyms.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5053652 entry