Catocala cleopatra or Catocala faustina cleopatra is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from British Columbia south to California.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. cleopatra
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| Catocala cleopatra | |
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The wingspan is about 65 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Gleditsia triacanthos, Malus species, including Malus pumila, Prunus species, including Prunus americana and Prunus ilicifolia and Ulmus species.
References edit
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catocala Schrank 1802". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018.
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