Seq # 701010010

Catocala electa (Vieweg, 1790) Species

Last modified: Oct. 10, 2023, 8:39 a.m.


This very rare species has not seen in Belgium for a very long time. More than likely extinct.


Details

Classification
Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Erebinae > Tribus: Catocalini > Genus: Catocala > Species: Catocala electa
Vernacular names
Wilgenweeskind (NL), Rosy Underwing (EN), L'Elue (FR), Weidenkarmin (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 14 (as Catocala electa Bork.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Salix and Populus
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