Catocala pura = semirelicta
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Hulst, 1880

Catocala pura = semirelicta, Hampson plate.

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

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DISTRIBUTION:

Catocala pura = semirelicta (wingspan: mm), flies in Colorado, Montana and Utah (Wasatch Mountains) and into California. For a more detailed range, visit Catocala semirelicta.

Catocala pura = semirelicta, Utah, All Leps Barcode of Life.

On the forewing, the subreniform spot is white and open and the antemedial, postmedial and subterminal lines are regularly zig-zagged with no greatly protruding spikes.

There is a narrow basal dash, sometimes extending into the median area.

Catocala pura = semireclicta, Utah, All Leps Barcode of Life.

The inner black band of the hindwing is relatively even and narrow and ends well before the inner margin. Hindwing fringe is white from the apex to the anal angle where it turns reddish brown. The coloured bands are red. There is usually some bleeding of the salmon red into the white fringe, especially at the apex.

Catocala pura = semirelicta, Utah, All Leps Barcode of Life.

Catocala nevadensis and Catocala pura are now (2010) considered to be synonymous of Catocala semirelicta.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Catocala pura = semirelicta are on the wing in July and August.

The Catocala pura = semirelicta caterpillar feeds on Populus fremontii.

ECLOSION:

Adults eclose from pupae at soil surface.

SCENTING AND MATING:

Catocala pura= semirelicta 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 fremontii.......

Cottonwood

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