Catocala puerpera
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Catocala puerpera is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found in Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean areas of the Near East
and Middle East
and in North Africa
.
There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed on Populus euphratica.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is found in Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean areas of the Near East
Near East
The Near East is a geographical term that covers different countries for geographers, archeologists, and historians, on the one hand, and for political scientists, economists, and journalists, on the other...
and Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and in North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
.
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 (Algeria)
- Catocala puerpera pallida (Transcaspia, Xinjiang)
- Catocala puerpera syriaca (Israel)
