Catocala distorta is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1889.[1] It is found in Himachal Pradesh, India.[2] The species is 52 millimetres (2.0 in) long and is different from Catocala nymphaea by being more brown and having much duller thorax and forewing.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. distorta
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| Binomial name | |
| Catocala distorta Butler, 1889
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References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Catocala distorta Butler 1889". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015.
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala distorta Butler, 1889". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis. p. 441 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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