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Catocala californica

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Catocala californica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. californica
Binomial name
Catocala californica
Edwards, 1864[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala mariana Strecker, 1874 (preocc. Catocala mariana Rambur, 1858)
  • Catocala erichi Brower, 1976
  • Catocala edwardsi Kusnezov, 1903
  • Catocala elizabeth Cass, 1918
  • Catocala eldoradensis Beutenmueller, 1907

Catocala californica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from British Columbia and Alberta south through Washington and Oregon to California.

The wingspan is about 65 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Juglans nigra and Salix species.

Subspecies

Former subspecies Catocala californica edwardsi and Catocala californica elizabeth are now considered synonyms.

References

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala californica Edwards 1864". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
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