Catocala amnonfreidbergi

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Catocala amnonfreidbergi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. amnonfreidbergi
Binomial name
Catocala amnonfreidbergi
Kravchenko et al., 2008

Catocala amnonfreidbergi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is endemic to the Levant.

The wingspan is about 73 mm. Adults are on wing in July. There is probably one generation per year. [1]

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<i>Catocala lupina</i> Species of moth

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