Catocala cleopatra

Catocala cleopatra or Catocala faustina cleopatra is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from British Columbia south to California.

Catocala cleopatra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. cleopatra
Binomial name
Catocala cleopatra
Synonyms
  • Catocala perdita Strecker, 1874
  • Catocala barbara Cassino, 1918
  • Catocala perdita Strecker, 1874
  • Catocala perdita H. Edwards, 1875 (preocc.)
  • Catocala californica cleopatra

The wingspan is about 65 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Gleditsia triacanthos, Malus species, including Malus pumila, Prunus species, including Prunus americana and Prunus ilicifolia and Ulmus species.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala Schrank 1802". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018.
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