Catocala actaea is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1874.[1]
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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. actaea
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| Catocala actaea Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
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Subspecies
edit- Catocala actaea actaea
- Catocala actaea nigricans (Mell, 1939) (Shanxi)
Description
editThe wingspan of Catocala actaea can reach about 52–60 millimetres (2.0–2.4 in).[2] This moths has cryptically coloured forewings. Hindwings are mostly blackish, with a white stripe and a small white spot in the middle.
Distribution
editThis species can be found in Japan, the Korean Peninsula, the Russian Far East and northern China.[3]
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala actaea Felder & Rogenhofer 1874". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
- ^ "コシロシタバ Catocala actaea Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874". Japanese Moths. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala actaea Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
External links
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- Berlov, Oleg E. "Catocala actaea Felder et Rogenhofer, 1874:". olegberlov @ narod.ru.
- "Catocala actaea R.Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874". Insecta.pro.
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