Catocala neonympha explained

Catocala neonympha is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.^[1] It is found in south-western Russia, Ukraine,^[2] Kazakhstan, eastern Turkey, Iraq, Armenia, Kurdistan, Afghanistan, the Altai Mountains and southern Siberia.^[3]

Adults have been recorded on wing in August.

The larvae feed on Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) and possibly Quercus (oak) species. Larvae can be found from May to July.

Subspecies

• Catocala neonympha neonympha
• Catocala neonympha osthelderensis Hacker, 1990
• Catocala neonympha variegata (Warren, 1913)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yu . Dicky Sick Ki . Catocala neonympha (Esper 1805) . Home of Ichneumonoidea . Taxapad . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315230630/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=85997789 . March 15, 2016.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20150119133715/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=446659 Fauna Europaea
3. Web site: Savela . Markku . July 27, 2019 . Catocala neonympha (Esper, 1805) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 20, 2019.