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Catocala desdemona

Catocala desdemona, the Desdemona underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1882. It is found in Utah and Arizona, ranging south into New Mexico and Texas, and onwards through Mexico up to Honduras.

Catocala desdemona
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. desdemona
Binomial name
Catocala desdemona
Synonyms
  • Catocala umbra Barnes & Benjamin, 1927
  • Ephesia desdemona
  • Catocala delilah desdemona
  • Catocala utahensis Cassino, 1918
  • Catocala ixion Druce, 1890
  • Catocala swetti Barnes & Benjamin, 1927
Illustration

It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Catocala delilah.

The wingspan is 60–65 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus gambeli, Quercus macrocarpus and Salix.

References edit

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. . Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018.

External links edit

  • Oehlke, Bill . Catocala. Archived from the original February 12, 2015.


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