Catocala hymenaea is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.[1] It is found from the Middle East to western Asia.
Catocala hymenaea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Catocala |
Species: | C. hymenaea |
Binomial name | |
Catocala hymenaea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
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There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on Prunus species, including Prunus spinosa.
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Catocala hymenaea | |
Noctua hymenaea |
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