Catocala fulminea
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. fulminea |
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| Catocala fulminea (Scopoli, 1763)[1] | |
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Catocala fulminea is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in Central Europe, Southern Europe, East Asia, and Siberia. The xarippe lineage has been proposed to be a distinct and valid species in its own right, instead of being only subspecifically distinct.
The wingspan is 44–52 mm.
The larvae feed on Prunus, Crataegus, pears, and oaks.
Subspecies
- Catocala fulminea fulminea
- Catocala fulminea chekiangensis (Mell, 1933)
- Catocala fulminea kamuifuchi Ishizuka, 2009 (Japan: Hokkaido)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Catocala fulminea |
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Catocala fulminea. |
- Ishizuka, K., 2009: Notes on the Catocala fulminea (Scopoli, 1763) group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Tinea 21 (1): 29-44.
- Saldaitis, A., P. Ivinskis, A. Floriana & J. Babics, 2012: A new species of Catocala Schrank, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) from China. Zootaxa 3420: 63-68.
External links
- Media related to Catocala fulminea at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Catocala fulminea at Wikispecies
- Catocala, funet.fi
- Moths and butterflies of Europe and North Africa, Leps It
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