Catocala patala

(Catocala patala)

Description

Catocala patala is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in northern India, China, Korea and Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima). The hindwings are yellow, heavily marked with a black band near the margin and an inner black band forming an U-shape.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Noctuidae
Genus:Catocala
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