Biology:Catocala nymphaea
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. nymphaea
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| Binomial name | |
| Catocala nymphaea (Esper, 1787)[1]
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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
- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala nymphaea (Esper 1787)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=85997797.
- ↑ "Catocala nymphaea (Esper, 1787)". Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=446653. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ↑ Paolo Mazzei; Raniero Panfili (7 July 1999). "Catocala nymphaea". leps.it. http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/CatocNymphaea.htm. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
External links
- Savela, Markku. "Catocala nymphaea (Esper, 1787)". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/catocalinae/catocala/#nymphaea. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- www.lepiforum.de
- www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de
Wikidata ☰ Q291580 entry
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