Catocala chelidonia

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Catocala chelidonia		Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Erebidae Rank Species

Similar Catocala benjamini, Catocala irene, Catocala jessica, Catocala hermia, Catocala delilah

Catocala chelidonia is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Arizona and Utah to California.

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)

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