Catocala allusa

Catocala allusa or Catocala faustina allusa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from British Columbia, south through Washington to northern California. It is also found in Oregon and possibly western Nevada.

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Catocala allusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. allusa
Binomial name
Catocala allusa
Hulst, 1884[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala frenchii Poling, 1901
  • Catocala faustina allusa
  • Catocala caerulea Beutenmüller, 1907
  • Catocala cleopatra caerulea

Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala allusa Hulst 1884". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.


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