Catocala conversa
Species of moth
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Catocala conversa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1787.[1] It is found in the Mediterranean zone and parts of the sub-Mediterranean zone (southern Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor).
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. conversa |
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| Catocala conversa (Esper, 1787) | |
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The wingspan varies from 50–54 mm. Similar to other moths, their generation time is one year. Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on Quercus species.
