Catocala optima

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Catocala optima
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species:
C. optima
Binomial name
Catocala optima
Staudinger, 1888

Catocala optima, the Turanga underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Otto Staudinger in 1888. [1] It is found in Xinjiang, China. [2]

The wingspan is 44–46 mm.

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

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

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

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

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

Catocala contemnenda is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Staudinger in 1891. It is found in Xinjiang, China.

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

Catocala remissa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1892. It is found in Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.

Catocala streckeri is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea, China and Japan.

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

Catocala doerriesi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in north-eastern Russia, northern China and Korea.

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Catocala koreana is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Staudinger in 1892. It is found in Japan, Korea and south-eastern Siberia.

Catocala thomsoni is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by A. E. Prout in 1924. It is found in northern China.

References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala optima Staudinger 1888". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Catocala optima Staudinger, 1888". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)


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