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Catocala nymphagoga (Esper, 1787)

Имаго (Catocala nymphagoga)

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 nymphagoga

Species name(s)

Catocala nymphagoga (Esper, 1787) = Noctua nymphagoga Esper, 1787 = Phalaena uxor Hübner, [1788] = Catocala tmolia Lederer, 1865 = Catocala vallantini Oberthür, 1894. [9, 10]

Oak Yellow Underwing.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:6775

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

Имаго (Catocala nymphagoga)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Greece, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Crete, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part of France, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Andorra, the Balearic Islands, Belarus, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, British Isles, Hungary, Gibraltar, Greece (mainland), Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Cyprus, Corsica, Crete, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia,North Aegean, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, 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 grey-brown, becoming lighter towards the base. Both transverse lines are black in color, at the front edge they expand and turn into spots. The wavy line is indistinct, gray in color with dark edging; the reniform spot contains a black nucleus. The hindwings are yellow, with a narrow black median band and a broad band near the outer edge of the wing. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • It flies from July to August. [85].

General info about Larva

  • Catocala nymphagoga caterpillars are yellow-brown with red spots, yellow with black dots on the eighth ring and two points on the eleventh ring. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Quercus. [28].
  • Дуб. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • Caterpillars are active in May. [85].

Pupa

  • The pupa is brown. [85].

Subspecies of Catocala nymphagoga

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Paolo Mazzei.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

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