Ribbon red [1] or red yellow ribbon ( Latin Catocala diversa ) is a nocturnal butterfly from the family Erebidae .
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subtype : | Tracheo-breathing |
| Infraclass : | Winged insects |
| Treasure : | Fully Transformed Insects |
| Squadron : | Amphiesmenoptera |
| Infrastructure : | Butterflies |
| Treasure : | Double-breasted |
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| International scientific name |
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Catocala diversa (Geyer, 1826) |
| Synonyms |
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- Noctua diversa geyer, 1826
- Catocala callinympha Duponchel, 1842
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Content
Wingspan - 34-49 mm. On the fore wings, the main background is brownish-gray with black transverse stripes; the rim is whitish-gray. The hind wings are reddish yellow or orange with a black inner medial stripe and an outer margin. Near the summit corner there is a small spot of yellow, the rim is yellow-white, the rest of the rims are gray.
It occurs in southern Europe , locally in Central Europe ( Carpathian mountains , Balkans), Asia Minor , on the southern coast of Crimea .
For a year it develops in one generation. Winters at the egg stage. The caterpillar feeds on oak leaves (mainly young trees) from April to June. Flight time from June to early September.
The species is listed in the Red Book of Ukraine as a rare species.
- ↑ Red Book of the Republic of Crimea: Animals = Red book of the Republic of Crimea: Animals / resp. ed. S.P. Ivanov, A.V. Fateryga. - Simferopol: IT "ARIAL", 2015. - 440 p. - 197 copies. - ISBN 978-5-906813-88-6 .
- Chervona book of Ukraine. Tvarinny svit / І.A. Akіmov. - K .: Globalconsulting, 2009. - 624 p. - ISBN 978-966-97059-0-7 .
