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Catocala actaea

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Catocala actaea
Mounted specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. actaea
Binomial name
Catocala actaea
Synonyms
  • Ephesia nigricans Mell, 1939

Catocala actaea is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1874.[1]

Subspecies

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  • Catocala actaea actaea
  • Catocala actaea nigricans (Mell, 1939) (Shanxi)

Description

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The wingspan of Catocala actaea can reach about 52–60 millimetres (2.0–2.4 in).[2] This moths has cryptically coloured forewings. Hindwings are mostly blackish, with a white stripe and a small white spot in the middle.

Distribution

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This species can be found in Japan, the Korean Peninsula, the Russian Far East and northern China.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala actaea Felder & Rogenhofer 1874". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "コシロシタバ Catocala actaea Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874". Japanese Moths. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala actaea Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
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