Catocala californica is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by William Henry Edwards in 1864.[1] It is found in western North America from British Columbia and Alberta south through Washington and Oregon to California.
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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. californica
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| Catocala californica W. H. Edwards, 1864
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The wingspan is about 65 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Juglans nigra and Salix species.
Subspecies
editFormer subspecies Catocala californica edwardsi and Catocala californica elizabeth are now considered synonyms.
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala californica Edwards 1864". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Catocala californica.
- "Species Details Catocala californica". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- "Catocala californica W.H. Edwards, 1864". The Catocala Website. Archived May 12, 2008.
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