Catocala distorta

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]

Catocala distorta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. distorta
Binomial name
Catocala distorta
Butler, 1889

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Catocala distorta Butler 1889". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala distorta Butler, 1889". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  3. 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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