Catocala nymphaea explained

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, Croatia, Italy, Greece, Corsica, Sicily, Crete,^[1] North Africa, Anatolia, Afghanistan and Kashmir.

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

The larvae feed on Quercus ilex.^[2]

Subspecies

• Catocala nymphaea nymphaea
• Catocala nymphaea kabuli (O. Bang-Haas, 1927) (Afghanistan)
• Catocala nymphaea kashmirica (Warren, 1913) (Kashmir)
• Catocala nymphaea parigilensis (Kardakoff, 1937)

External links

• Web site: Savela . Markku . Catocala nymphaea (Esper, 1787) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 15 January 2018.
• www.lepiforum.de
• www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de

Notes and References

1. Web site: Catocala nymphaea (Esper, 1787). https://web.archive.org/web/20170325203227/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=446653. dead. March 25, 2017. 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. 13 April 2017.
2. Web site: Catocala nymphaea. Paolo Mazzei. Raniero Panfili. Ilaria Pimpinelli. Diego Reggianti. leps.it. 7 July 1999. 25 March 2013.