Catocala brandti

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Catocala brandti
Systematics
Superfamily : Noctuoidea
Family : Owl butterfly (Noctuidae)
Subfamily : Catocalinae
Tribe : Catocalini
Genre : Catocala
Type : Catocala brandti
Scientific name
Catocala brandti
Hacker & Knautt , 1999

Catocala brandti is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the owl butterflies (Noctuidae). The species wasdedicated posthumously to Fred Hermann Brandt , who researcheda large part of the lepidopteran fauna thereas part of his extensive scientific work in Iran .

features

butterfly

The upper side of the forewing shows various shades of brown, which are slightly darkened in the root field. While the outer, black-brown transverse line is strongly jagged, the inner one is almost straight. The upper side of the hind wing has a yellow color, a wide, black-brown outer and a narrow, slightly curved central band of the same color. The outer band is interrupted by a small yellow field near the anal angle . The thorax is mostly lightly dusted with moss green. The abdomen is yellowish.

Egg, caterpillar, pupa

The first stands have not yet been described.

Similar species

The similar species Catocala nymphagoga differs from Catocala brandti by the somewhat less pronounced markings on the upper side of the forewing, the more kinked black-brown inner middle band on the upper side of the hind wing and the brownish color of the thorax and abdomen. A genital morphological examination is recommended for reliable differentiation .

distribution and habitat

In addition to the in Iran and Turkey occurring nominate Catocala brandti brandti in was Greece found subspecies Catocala brandti schaideri Habeler & Hacker , 1999 described.

The animals prefer dry, rocky areas with a few bushes and trees.

Way of life

The moths fly mainly in May and June. You visit artificial light sources . Further details on the way of life of the species are currently not available.

swell

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Catocala_Brandti in Lepiforum e. V.
  2. ↑ Barry Goater, László Ronkay, Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae. Noctuidae Europaeae, Volume 10., Sorø, 2003, ISBN 87-89430-08-5 , p. 93

literature

  • Barry Goater, László Ronkay, Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae. Noctuidae Europaeae, Volume 10., Sorø, 2003, ISBN 87-89430-08-5 , p. 93
  • Hermann H. Hacker: Supplements to “The Noctuidae Vorderasiens” and more recent research results on the fauna of Turkey IV (Lepidoptera) - Esperiana 7, 1999, pp. 425–442.

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