Catocala patala

Catocala patala is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Felder and Rogenhofer in 1874.[1] It is found in northern India, China, Korea and Japan[2] (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima).[3]

Catocala patala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. patala
Binomial name
Catocala patala
Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
Synonyms
  • Catocala volcanica Butler, 1877

The hindwings are yellow, heavily marked with a black band near the margin and an inner black band forming a U shape.[4]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala patala Felder & Rogenhofer 1874". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala patala Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  3. "キシタバ Catocala patala Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874". Japanese Moths. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  4. "Catocala patala". Insect Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2019.


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