Biology:Catocala nymphaea

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Short description: Species of moth

Catocala nymphaea
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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. nymphaea
Binomial name
Catocala nymphaea
(Esper, 1787)[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala vestalis Ephesia nymphaea parigilensis
  • Catocala conjux Noctua nymphaea
  • Esper, 1787
  • Freyer, 1850 Boisduval, 1829
  • Ephesia nymphaea kashmirica Noctua vestalis
  • Warren, 1913 Kardakoff, 1937
  • Ephesia nymphaea Geyer, [1835]
  • O. Bang-Haas, 1927 Ephasia nymphaea kabuli

Catocala nymphaea is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1787. It is found in southern France , Austria, Albania, Portugal, Croatia, Italy, Greece, Corsica, Sicily, Crete,[2] North Africa, Anatolia, Afghanistan and Kashmir.

The wingspan is 54–62 millimetres (2.1–2.4 in). Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Quercus ilex.[3]

Subspecies

  • Catocala nymphaea nymphaea
  • Catocala nymphaea kabuli (O. Bang-Haas, 1927) (Afghanistan)
  • Catocala nymphaea kashmirica (Warren, 1913) (Kashmir)
  • Catocala nymphaea parigilensis (Kardakoff, 1937)

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q291580 entry