Catocala distorta explained

Catocala distorta is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1889.[1] It is found in Himachal Pradesh, India.[2] The species is long and is different from Catocala nymphaea by being more brown and having much duller thorax and forewing.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yu . Dicky Sick Ki . 1997–2012 . Catocala distorta Butler 1889 . Home of Ichneumonoidea . Taxapad . https://web.archive.org/web/20150707205751/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=85997637 . July 7, 2015.
  2. Web site: Savela . Markku . July 27, 2019 . Catocala distorta Butler, 1889 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 19, 2019.
  3. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

    . George Hampson . 1894 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II . Taylor and Francis . 441 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.