French red underwing

Catocala elocata

''Catocala elocata'', the French red underwing, is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in Central Europe, Southern Europe, North Africa, Anatolia, Uzbekistan, and Kazachstan.

The larvae feed on poplar and willow.
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Naming

*''Catocala elocata elocata''
⤷ ''Catocala elocata locata'' Staudinger, [1892]

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