Catocala electilis
kah-TOCK-uh-lah mm ee-LECK-tih-lis
Walker, [1858]

Catocala electilis composited from Hampson's British Museum Plate by Bill Oehlke.

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Comments, suggestions and/or additional information are welcomed by Bill.

TAXONOMY: Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: Noctuidae Group: Noctuinina Subfamily: Catocalinae Genus: Catocala, Schrank, 1802

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DISTRIBUTION:

Catocala electilis (wingspan: mm), flies in Arizona and Mexico.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Catocala electilis are usually on the wing in .

The Catocala electilis caterpillar feeds on Populus fremonti.

ECLOSION:

Adults eclose from pupae at soil surface.

SCENTING AND MATING:

Catocala electilis females emit an airbourne pheromone and males use their antennae to track the scent plume.

EGGS, CATERPILLARS, COCOONS, AND PUPAE:

Eggs are deposited on tree bark in the fall and hatch the following spring.

Larval Food Plants

Listed below are primary food plant(s) and alternate food plants. It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive, although some species seem very host specific. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

Populus fremonti......

Western/Fremont cottonwood

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