Catocala ellamajor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Catocala |
Species: | C. ellamajor |
Binomial name | |
Catocala ellamajor | |
Catocala ellamajor is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is known from Sichuan (China). [1] [2]
The forewing length is 35 mm (1.4 in). It resembles Catocala ella but is larger. [1]
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.
Catocala fulminea, the yellow bands underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica. It is found in central and southern Europe, east Asia and Siberia. The xarippe lineage has been proposed to be a distinct and valid species in its own right, instead of being only subspecifically distinct.
Convercala is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Herbert Beck in 1996. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms gives this name as a synonym of Catocala.
Simplicala is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Herbert Beck in 1996. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms gives this name as a synonym of Catocala.
Catocala desdemona, the Desdemona underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1882. It is found in Utah and Arizona, ranging south into New Mexico and Texas, and onwards through Mexico up to Honduras.
Catocala atocala, Brou's underwing or the atocala underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Louisiana west to Oklahoma and north to southern Illinois.
Catocala cleopatra or Catocala faustina cleopatra is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from British Columbia south to California.
Catocala wushensis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Taiwan.
Catocala carissima, the carissima underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species can be found from Florida through Georgia to Texas.
Catocala chenyixini is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in China (Chekiang).
Catocala florianii is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is known from Lueyang in Shaanxi, China. It is named for Alessandro Floriani.
Catocala jyoka is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in China in the province of Sichuan.
Catocala kasenko is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in China (Sichuan).
Catocala laura is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Tajikistan and probably endemic to the Darvoz Range. It is named for Laura Saldaitytė.
Catocala maso is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in China (Guangdong).
Catocala borthi is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in China (Sichuan).
Catocala gansan is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in China (Yunnan).
Catocala seibaldi is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is known from Shaanxi and southern Gansu in Northwestern China. It is named for Helmut Seibald.
Catocala toropovi is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Kazakhstan.
Catocala uljanae is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in China (Sichuan).