Catocala elocata

French red underwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catocala
Species:	C. elocata
Binomial name
	Catocala elocata; (Esper, 1787)[1]
Synonyms
	Noctua elocata Esper, 1787; Noctua marita Hübner, [1813]; Noctua nurus Hübner, [1822]; Catocala elocata var. locata Staudinger, [1892];

Catocala elocata, the French red underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Central Europe, Southern Europe, North Africa, Anatolia, Uzbekistan, and Kazachstan.

The larvae feed on poplar and willow.

Subspecies

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