Catocala mariana

Catocala mariana
	Catocala mariana
Systematics
Superfamily :	Noctuoidea
Family :	Owl butterfly (Noctuidae)
Subfamily :	Catocalinae
Tribe :	Catocalini
Genre :	Catocala
Type :	Catocala mariana
Scientific name
	Catocala mariana
	Rambur , 1858

Catocala mariana is a butterfly ( moth ) fromthe owl butterfly family (Noctuidae).

features

butterfly

The wingspan of the moth is 40 to 44 millimeters. The upper side of the forewings shows various shades of brown, which are usually lightly dusted gray. The outer transverse line is black-brown and ends with a very small point in the inner edge . The upper side of the hind wing has a yellow color, a wide, black-brown outer band and a narrow, slightly curved central band of the same color, which kinks slightly at the end.

Similar species

The similar species Catocala eutychea differs from Catocala mariana by the much more jagged outer transverse line on the upper side of the forewing. There is no geographical overlap between the two species .

distribution and habitat

Catocala mariana is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula . The species primarily inhabits oak forests ( Quercus ).

Way of life

The moths are mainly found in May and June. You visit artificial light sources and baits . It is believed that the caterpillars live on the Kermes oak ( Quercus coccifera ). Further details on the way of life are currently not available.

swell

Individual evidence

↑ Barry Goater, László Ronkay, Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae. Noctuidae Europaeae, Volume 10., Sorø, 2003, ISBN 87-89430-08-5 , p. 88
^ AV Sviridov: A catalog of the underwing moths (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Catocala) of the Palearctic , Zoological Museum of Moscow University. In: ARCHIVES OF THE ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY vol. XLIX, 2008, p. 89, (accessed at http://msubiology.info/shipunov/school/books/sbornik_trudov_zoomuzeja_mgu_2008_49.pdf#page=67 on July 30, 2017)

literature

Barry Goater, László Ronkay, Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae. Noctuidae Europaeae, Volume 10., Sorø, 2003, ISBN 87-89430-08-5 , p. 88

Web links

Commons : Catocala mariana - collection of images, videos and audio files

Lepiforum e. V. - Taxonomy and photos
funet.fi - dissemination
Catocala mariana at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved January 14, 2017

[Goater-1] Barry Goater, László Ronkay, Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae. Noctuidae Europaeae, Volume 10., Sorø, 2003, ISBN 87-89430-08-5 , p. 88

[Sviridov-2] AV Sviridov: A catalog of the underwing moths (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Catocala) of the Palearctic , Zoological Museum of Moscow University. In: ARCHIVES OF THE ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY vol. XLIX, 2008, p. 89, (accessed at http://msubiology.info/shipunov/school/books/sbornik_trudov_zoomuzeja_mgu_2008_49.pdf#page=67 on July 30, 2017)