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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Catocala fraxini
Catocala fraxini(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Erebidae
  2. Erebinae
  3. Catocalini
  4. Catocala
  5.  fraxini
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TL: Europa

Habitat

  • Deciduous forests
  • Glades
  • Mixed forests
  • Scrub
  • Stream and river banks

MU
FU

75-105 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    AzərbaycancaGöybaftalı sovka
    ČeskyStužkonoska modrá
    DanskBlåt ordensbånd
    DeutschBlaues Ordensband
    Eesti keelSini-paelöölane
    EnglishBlue Underwing
    EnglishClifden Nonpareil
    EspañolNoctuido de los fresnos
    FrançaisLichénée bleue
    ItalianoCatocala del frassino
    LietuviųMėlynsparnė peteliškė
    MagyarKéköves bagoly
    NederlandsBlauw weeskind
    NorskBlått ordensbånd
    PolskiWstęgówka jesionka
    SlovenčinaStužkavec modrý
    SuomeksiSiniritariyökkönen
    SvenskaBlåbandat ordensfly
    TürkçeMavi Gecegezer
    БеларускаяБлакітная ордэнская стужка
    РусскийГолубая ленточница
    РусскийГолубая орденская лента
    УкраїнськаСтрічкарка блакитна
    中文缟裳夜蛾
    日本語ムラサキシタバ
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeAlnusAlder
    BetulaceaeBetulaBirch
    FagaceaeQuercusOak
    OleaceaeFraxinus excelsiorEuropean Ash
    SalicaceaePopulus balsamiferaOntario Balsam Poplar
    SalicaceaePopulus nigraBlack Poplar
    SalicaceaePopulus tremulaCommon Aspen
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FagaceaeFagusBeech
    SalicaceaeSalixWillow
    UlmaceaeUlmusElm
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Catocala jezoensisMatsumura, 1931
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult, upperside.

Paweł CzudecPoland, Bieszczady

Adult, upperside.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Brzotín

Adult, upperside.

Monika PastrykiewiczPoland, Gogolin

Adult, upperside.

Никита ЧулаевUkraine, Єнакієве

Adult, upperside.

Jerzy RoguskiPoland, Wrocław-Stabłowice

Adult, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialMichał MolickiPoland, Morsko

Larva.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Markowa

Larva.

Nieznany?

Larva.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Markowa

Young caterpillar.

Nieznany?

Pupa.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Markowa

Pupa.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Markowa

Eggs.

Lucia BenešováSlovakia, Bratislava

Eggs.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Markowa

Eggs.

Peter StreithSweden
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