Catocala puerpera
Introduction '''''Catocala puerpera''''' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michel-Esprit Giorna in 1791.It is found in Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean areas of the Near East and Middle East and in North Africa.There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from May to June.The larvae feed on ''Populus euphratica''.
Subspecies *''Catocala puerpera puerpera''*''Catocala puerpera rosea'' Austaut, 1884 (Algeria)*''Catocala puerpera pallida'' Alphéraky, 1887 (Transcaspia, Xinjiang)*''Catocala puerpera syriaca'' Schultz, 1909 (Israel)
References
External links ** ''Fauna Europaea''* ''Lepiforum e.V.''