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Catocala diversa (Geyer, 1828)

Имаго (Catocala diversa)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Erebidae → subfamily Erebinae → tribe Catocalini → subtribe Catocalina → genus Catocala → species Catocala diversa

Species name(s)

Catocala diversa (Geyer, 1828) = Noctua diversa Geyer, [1826] = Catocala callinympha Duponchel, [1842]. [9, 10]

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:6763

Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Primary colors

Yellow, Brown/Gray/Black.

Flight time

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Larva lifespan

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part of France, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Greece (mainland), Dodecanese Islands, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Cyprus, Corsica, Crete, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, North Aegean Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, France (mainland), Croatia, Yugoslavia. [10].
  • It is found in southern Europe and Russia, Transcaucasia and Asia Minor. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • The forewings are light grey, with black transverse lines forming a small W. The wavy line is indistinct, light, the reniform spot is also light, and the median spot bordered with black is located down from it. The hindwings are yellow, with a narrow and black median band that does not reach the inner margin. The band at the outer edge of the wing is black, with a light angular spot. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • Summer time-August. [85].

General info about Larva

  • Catocala diversa is characterized by a red-brown caterpillar with yellow dorsal and black lateral lines. Unlike many other species of the genus Catocala, the larvae of C. diversa do not have any swelling or "bump" on the eighth ring. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Дуб. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • The caterpillar lives in May. [85].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photo: Sergey Didenko.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

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