Catocala californica is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by William Henry Edwards in 1864.[1] It is found in western North America from British Columbia and Alberta south through Washington and Oregon to California.

Catocala californica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catocala
Species:	C. californica
Binomial name
Catocala californica W. H. Edwards, 1864
Synonyms
Catocala mariana Strecker, 1874 (preocc. Catocala mariana Rambur, 1858) Catocala erichi Brower, 1976 Catocala edwardsi Kusnezov, 1903 Catocala elizabeth Cass, 1918 Catocala eldoradensis Beutenmueller, 1907

The wingspan is about 65 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Juglans nigra and Salix species.

Subspecies

Former subspecies Catocala californica edwardsi and Catocala californica elizabeth are now considered synonyms.

References

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External links

• "Species Details Catocala californica". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
• "Catocala californica W.H. Edwards, 1864". The Catocala Website. Archived May 12, 2008.

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