Catocala nymphagoga, Crete - photo © Paul Hopkins

Catocala nymphagoga, Crete - photo © Paul Hopkins

Catocala nymphagoga (Esper, 1787)

MOTH INFO

Catocala nymphagoga is a moth of the family Erebidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Catocala nymphagoga (Esper, 1787)

Phalaena uxor (Hübner, 1788)

Catocala tmolia (Lederer, 1865)

Catocala vallantini (Oberthür, 1894)

Common name

Oak Yellow Underwing

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Catocalinae > Tribus: Catocalini > Genus: Catocala

Wingspan

35-43 mm

Habitat

Catocala nymphagoga can be found in warm dry oak bush forests, Quercus shrubland, and glades.

Food plant

The larva is monophagous on Fagaceae (Quercus coccifera, Quercus ilex) and feeds on the leaves.

Flight period
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Links

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Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepidoptera Mundi

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Plant Parasites of Europe

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