Catocala neonympha

Catocala neonympha is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[1] It is found in south-western Russia, Ukraine,[2] Kazakhstan, eastern Turkey, Iraq, Armenia, Kurdistan, Afghanistan, the Altai Mountains and southern Siberia.[3]

Catocala neonympha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. neonympha
Binomial name
Catocala neonympha
Butler, 1877
Synonyms
  • Phalaena neonympha Esper, 1805
  • Mormonia neonympha variegata Warren, 1913
  • Mormonia neonympha syriaca Osthelder, 1933

Adults have been recorded on wing in August.

The larvae feed on Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) and possibly Quercus (oak) species. Larvae can be found from May to July.

Subspecies

  • Catocala neonympha neonympha
  • Catocala neonympha osthelderensis Hacker, 1990
  • Catocala neonympha variegata (Warren, 1913)

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala neonympha (Esper 1805)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala neonympha (Esper, 1805)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2019.


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