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Catocala nymphaea is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1787. It is found in southern France, Austria, Albania, Portugal, Croatia, Italy, Greece, Corsica, Sicily, Crete,[2] North Africa, Anatolia, Afghanistan and Kashmir.

Catocala nymphaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catocala
Species:	C. nymphaea
Binomial name
Catocala nymphaea (Esper, 1787)[1]
Synonyms
Noctua nymphaea Esper, 1787 Ephesia nymphaea Noctua vestalis Geyer, [1835] Catocala conjux Freyer, 1850 Ephesia nymphaea kashmirica Warren, 1913 Ephasia nymphaea kabuli O. Bang-Haas, 1927 Ephesia nymphaea parigilensis Kardakoff, 1937 Catocala vestalis Boisduval, 1829

The wingspan is 54–62 millimetres (2.1–2.4 in). Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Quercus ilex.[3]

Subspecies

• Catocala nymphaea nymphaea
• Catocala nymphaea kabuli (O. Bang-Haas, 1927) (Afghanistan)
• Catocala nymphaea kashmirica (Warren, 1913) (Kashmir)
• Catocala nymphaea parigilensis (Kardakoff, 1937)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Catocala nymphaea.

• Savela, Markku. "Catocala nymphaea (Esper, 1787)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
• www.lepiforum.de
• www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de

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