Catocala nymphaea

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, Italy, Greece, Corsica, Sicily, Crete,[2] North Africa, Anatolia, Afghanistan and Kashmir.

Catocala nymphaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Catocala
Species:
C. nymphaea
Binomial name
Catocala nymphaea
(Esper, 1787)[1]
Synonyms
  • Noctua nymphaea Esper, 1787
  • Ephesia nymphaea
  • Noctua vestalis Geyer, [1835]
  • Catocala conjux Freyer, 1850
  • Ephesia nymphaea kashmirica Warren, 1913
  • Ephasia nymphaea kabuli O. Bang-Haas, 1927
  • Ephesia nymphaea parigilensis Kardakoff, 1937
  • Catocala vestalis Boisduval, 1829

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)
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References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala nymphaea (Esper 1787)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  2. "Catocala nymphaea (Esper, 1787)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. Paolo Mazzei; Raniero Panfili; Ilaria Pimpinelli; Diego Reggianti (7 July 1999). "Catocala nymphaea". leps.it. Retrieved 25 March 2013.


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