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Catocala adultera

Catocala adultera is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Édouard Ménétries in 1856. It is found in northern Europe, from Siberia to the Russian Far East and Mongolia.

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Catocala adultera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. adultera
Binomial name
Catocala adultera

Catocala adultera is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Édouard Ménétries in 1856.12 It is found in northern Europe, from Siberia to the Russian Far East (Altai, Ussuri, Amur) and Mongolia.3

Its wingspan is 73 to 80 millimetres (2.9 to 3.1 in).1

The larvae feed on Populus tremula.

References

References

  1. "Catocala adultera (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". Lepidoptera – Svenska fjärilar (in Swedish). Swedish Museum of Natural History. February 23, 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala adultera Menetries 1856". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  3. Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala adultera Ménétriés, 1856". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 19, 2019.