| Catocala xizangensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. xizangensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Catocala xizangensis (Y.X. Chen, 1991) | |
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Catocala xizangensis is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in China (Xizang). [1]
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