| Catocala conversa | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. conversa |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala conversa (Esper, 1787) | |
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Catocala conversa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1787.[1] It is found in the Mediterranean zone and parts of the sub-Mediterranean zone (southern Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor).
The wingspan varies from 50–54 mm. Similar to other moths, their generation time is one year. Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on Quercus species.
References
- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala conversa (Esper 1787)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
External links
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- Kravchenko, V. D.; Müller, G.; Orlova, O. B.; Seplyarskaya, V. N. (2004). "The Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Israel" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 13 (3): 175–186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-19 – via Internet Archive.
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