Catocala puerpera

Catocala puerpera
Catocala puerpera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. puerpera
Binomial name
Catocala puerpera
Giorna, 1791
Synonyms
  • Phalaena puerpera
  • Phalaena amasia
  • Catocala syriaca
  • Noctua pellex

Catocala puerpera is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean areas of the Near East and Middle East and in North Africa.

There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from May to June.

The larvae feed on Populus euphratica.

Subspecies

  • Catocala puerpera puerpera
  • Catocala puerpera rosea (Algeria)
  • Catocala puerpera pallida (Transcaspia, Xinjiang)
  • Catocala puerpera syriaca (Israel)

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