Catocala praeclara manitoba
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Beutenmüller, 1908

Catocala praeclara manitoba from Barnes & McDunnough Plate

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

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DISTRIBUTION:

Catocala praeclara manitoba (wingspan: mm), flies in Montana, and in Canada in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

This moth is now (2010) treated as a subspecies of praeclara.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Catocala praeclara manitoba flies as a single generation with moths on the wing from .

The Catocala praeclara manitoba caterpillar feeds on poplar and willow.

ECLOSION:

Adults eclose from pupae formed under leaf litter.

SCENTING AND MATING:

Catocala praeclara manitoba 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. Mature larvae Image courtesy of

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.

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