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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Catocala nymphaea
Catocala nymphaea(Esper, [1787])
  1. Erebidae
  2. Erebinae
  3. Catocalini
  4. Catocala
  5.  nymphaea
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TL: France, Lyon

Habitat

  • Glades
  • Oak forests
  • Sunny woodland fringes

Similar species

  • Catocala conversa
  • Catocala diversa
  • Catocala fulminea
  • Catocala hymenaea
  • Catocala nymphagoga
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48-62 mm

  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Turkey
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    DanskMidtmærke-Ordensbånd
    DeutschGelbes Nymphen-Ordensband
    DeutschSteineichen-Ordensband
    FrançaisLichénée vestale
    SlovenčinaStužkavec cudzokrajný
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FagaceaeQuercus cocciferaKermes Oak
    FagaceaeQuercus ilexHolm Oak
    FagaceaeQuercus roburPedunculate oak
    FagaceaeQuercus suberCork Oak
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FagaceaeQuercusOak
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Noctua nymphaeaEsper, 1787
    Noctua vestalisGeyer, 1835
    Catocala conjuxFreyer, 1850
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei

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