Catocala violenta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Colorado to Arizona, east to Texas and into Mexico.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Catocala |
Species: | C. violenta
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Binomial name | |
Catocala violenta H. Edwards, 1880[1]
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The wingspan is 70–80 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus gambeli.