| Catocala brandti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. brandti |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala brandti Hacker & Kautt, 1999 | |
Catocala brandti is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Hermann Heinrich Hacker and Peter Kautt in 1999. It is found in Greece, south-eastern Turkey, Iran and Israel. [1]
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Catocala is a generally Holarctic genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802. The moths are commonly known as underwing moths or simply underwings. These terms are sometimes used for a few related moths, but usually – especially when used in plural, not as part of a species name – they are used to refer to Catocala only.
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