Catocala nupta (Linnaeus 1767) (Family Erebidae)

Forewing Length: 33-40mm;
Wingspan: 65-75mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
(Winter) May - July ? July - October
(Earliest: 1.8)

Biotopes:
Wet Forest

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous)

Several Salicaceae
Parasitoids:
Agrypon flaveolatum Larva

Cotesia tibialis Larva

Protapanteles fulvipes Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Catocala nupta
Catocala nupta
Nature Spot: Red Underwing - Catocala nupta
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Catocala nupta
Lepiforum: Catocala nupta
Plant Parasites of Europe: Catocala nupta


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