Catocala olgaorlovae
Catocala olgaorlovae is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Vasiliy D. Kravchenko et al. in 2008. It is known only from the southern Levant where it was collected in two oases of the central Negev, En Avdat, En Ziq, and from the Egyptian central Sinai Peninsula near Santa Katharina.
| Catocala olgaorlovae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. olgaorlovae |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala olgaorlovae Kravchenko et al., 2008 | |
The wingspan is 86–95 mm (3.4–3.7 in). Adults are on wing from August to September.[1]
Subspecies
- Catocala olgaorlovae olgaorlovae
- Catocala olgaorlovae duschara Lewandowski & Tober, 2008 (Jordan)
References
- Müller, Gunter; Kravchenko, Vasiliy; Witt, Thomas; Junnila, Amy; Mooser, J.; Saldaitis, Aidas; Reshöft, K.; Ivinskis, Povilas; Zahiri, Reza & Speidel, Wolfgang (2008). "New underwing taxa of the section of Catocala lesbia Christoph, 1887 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". Acta Zoologica Lituanica. 18 (1): 30-49.
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