Catocala chelidonia
| Catocala chelidonia | |
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| Catocala chelidonia chelidonia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. chelidonia |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala chelidonia Grote, 1881[1] | |
Catocala chelidonia is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Arizona and Utah to California.
Catocala chelidonia occidentalis
Catocala chelidonia uniforma
The wingspan is 45-50 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus species.
Subspecies
- Catocala chelidonia chelidonia Grote, 1881 (from southern Nevada and south-central Utah southward and eastward through Arizona to New Mexico)
- Catocala chelidonia occidentalis Hawks, 2010 (along the western desert edge in southern California and northward to at least Trinity County)
- Catocala chelidonia uniforma Hawks, 2010 (mountains of south-eastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico)
References
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