Catocala optata

Catocala optata

''Catocala optata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jean-Baptiste Godart in 1824. It is known from south-central Europe and north-western Africa.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 61–63 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September.
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Naming

*''Catocala optata optata''
⤷ ''Catocala optata atlantica'' Le Cerf, 1932

Food

The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Salix caprea'' and ''Salix viminalis''. The larvae can be found from June to July.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusCatocala
SpeciesC. optata
Photographed in
Portugal