Catocala separata
Encyclopedia
Catocala separata is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found in the Balkans
, the Mediterranean part of southern Turkey
and the Levant
.
There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae probably feed on Quercus species.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is found in the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
, the Mediterranean part of southern Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and the Levant
Levant
The Levant or ) is the geographic region and culture zone of the "eastern Mediterranean littoral between Anatolia and Egypt" . The Levant includes most of modern Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian territories, and sometimes parts of Turkey and Iraq, and corresponds roughly to the...
.
There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae probably feed on Quercus species.