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==External links==
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*[http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Catocala_Optata Lepiforum e.V.]
*[http://www.lepidoptera.eu/show.php?ID=5306 European Butterflies and Moths]
*[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/catocalinae/catocala/index.html#optata funet.fi]
*[http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Catocala_Optata Lepiforum.de]
*[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/catocalinae/catocala/index.html#optata Funet.fi]


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Catocala optata
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C. optata
Binomial name
Catocala optata
(Godart, 1824)[1]
Synonyms
  • Noctua optata Godart, 1824
  • Noctua optabilis Hübner, [1826]
  • Catocala optata var. amanda Boisduval, 1840
  • Catocala optata var. selecta Boisduval, 1840

Catocala optata is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is known from south-central Europe (except Greece) and north-western Africa.

The wingspan is 61–63 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Salix caprea and Salix viminalis. The larvae can be found from Juni to July.

Subspecies

  • Catocala optata optata
  • Catocala optata atlantica Le Cerf, 1932 (Morocco)

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