Catopta albonubilus explained

Catopta albonubilus is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Ludwig Carl Friedrich Graeser in 1888. It is found from Kyrgyzstan through Central Asia to Myanmar, Korea, the Russian Far East, Mongolia, Korea and north-eastern China.^[1]

Subspecies

• Catopta albonubilus albonubilus (Russia: Chita, Primorje, Yakutia; Mongolia: Central, Hentyi aimaks; north-eastern China; Korea)
• Catopta albonubilus argunica Yakovlev, 2007 (Russia: East Trasbaicalia; central and eastern Mongolia)
• Catopta albonubilus centralsinica Daniel, 1940 (China: Heilongjiang, Beijing, Shaanxi, Shanxi)

References

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp. Search results Family: Arctiidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

Notes and References

1. , 2013: A brief review of genus Catopta Staudinger, 1899 (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) with description of a new species from China. Zootaxa 3709 (4): 330-340. Abstract: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/z03709p340f.pdf.