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Catocala neonympha

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Catocala neonympha
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C. neonympha
Binomial name
Catocala neonympha
Butler, 1877[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena neonympha Esper, 1805
  • Mormonia neonympha variegata Warren, 1913
  • Mormonia neonympha syriaca Osthelder, 1933

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

Adults have been recorded on wing in August.

The larvae feed on Glycyrrhiza glabra and possibly Quercus species. Larvae can be found from May to July.[4]

Subspecies

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

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