Catocala abamita

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Catocala abamita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. abamita
Binomial name
Catocala abamita
Bremer & Grey, 1853 [1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala scortumChristoph, 1893

Catocala abamita is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Northern China, South-eastern Siberia and on the Korean Peninsula.

The wingspan is about 79 mm.

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala abamita Bremer & Grey 1853". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.