Catocala nymphaea

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, North Africa, Anatolia, Afghanistan and Kashmir.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 54–62 millimetres. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location.

Naming

*"Catocala nymphaea nymphaea"
⤷ "Catocala nymphaea kabuli"
⤷ "Catocala nymphaea kashmirica"
⤷ "Catocala nymphaea parigilensis"

Food

The larvae feed on "Quercus ilex".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusCatocala
SpeciesC. nymphaea
Photographed in
Greece