Catocala puerpera

Catocala puerpera is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michel-Esprit Giorna in 1791.[1] It is found in Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean areas of the Near East and Middle East and in North Africa.

Catocala puerpera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. puerpera
Binomial name
Catocala puerpera
(Giorna, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena puerpera Giorna, 1791
  • Phalaena amasia Esper, 1804
  • Catocala syriaca Schultz, 1909
  • Noctua pellex Hübner, [1809]
  • Catocala puerpera orientalis Staudinger, 1877
  • Catocala puerpera var. pallida Alphéraky, 1887
  • Catocala tarbagata Schultz, 1909
  • Catocala puerpera centralasiae Sheljuzhko, 1943

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 Austaut, 1884 (Algeria)
  • Catocala puerpera pallida Alphéraky, 1887 (Transcaspia, Xinjiang)
  • Catocala puerpera syriaca Schultz, 1909 (Israel)

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala puerpera (Giorna 1791)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.


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