Catocala nymphagoga
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catocala |
| Species: | C. nymphagoga |
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Catocala nymphagoga, the oak yellow underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Southern Europe, from Bulgaria up to the Iberian Peninsula and sometimes further north as a migrant. It is also found in North Africa and Asia Minor.
The wingspan is 35–43 millimetres (1.4–1.7 in). Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.
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- Oak yellow underwing on UK Moths
- Fauna Europaea
- Lepiforum.de
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- New moth species in Belgium (in Dutch), De Standaard Online, 27 July 2009
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