About Catocala fulminea Scopoli, 1763
Catocala fulminea, commonly called the yellow bands underwing, is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. This species was first formally described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 work Entomologia Carniolica, and its accepted scientific name is Catocala fulminea Scopoli, 1763. It can be found in central and southern Europe, east Asia, and Siberia. The xarippe lineage of this group has been proposed to be a distinct, valid separate species, rather than only a recognized subspecies of Catocala fulminea. The wingspan of adult Catocala fulminea measures 44 to 52 mm. The larvae of this moth feed on plants from the genera Prunus and Crataegus, as well as pears and oaks.
