Catocala lara
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Catocala lara is a butterfly found in East Asia( moth ) from the family of the owl butterfly (Noctuidae).
features
butterfly
The moths reach a wingspan of 70 to 80 millimeters. The upper forewing is marbled gray-brown to dark brown. Inner and outer transverse lines are black and strongly jagged. While the kidney flaw is mostly only hinted at, the light gray sub-kidney flaw below it stands out clearly. A strong, wavy, black line runs diagonally from the front edge of the basal region to the sub-kidney flaw. On the predominantly black-brown upper side of the rear wing there is a light yellow band that runs in a semicircle from the front to the inner edge. The fringes are black and yellow and white pied.
Similar species
Since the Catocala cerogama, which is similar in drawing, occurs exclusively in North America, there is no geographical overlap with Catocala lara .
distribution and habitat
Catocala lara occurs in Japan as well as in eastern Russia and China . In the Shanxi province it is represented by the subspecies Catocala lara pallidamajor . The species primarily inhabits forests with linden trees.
Way of life
The nocturnal, univoltine moths are mainly to be found in August. You visit artificial light sources and baits . The caterpillars feed on the leaves of linden species ( Tilia ). Details on the species' way of life have yet to be researched.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Markku Savela: Distribution. In: Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
- ↑ Flight time at iNaturalist
Web links
- insecta.pro - Catocala lara at Insecta Pro
- gorodinski.ru/ - photo of a butterfly