Catocala sponsa (Linnaeus, 1767)

dark crimson underwing

on Quercus

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Fagaceae, oligophagous

Quercus faginea, ilex, petraea, pyrenaica, robur, rotundifolia.

? Also Castanea sativa.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Wegner.

references

Agenjo (1959a), Ebert (ed., 2003a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lepiforum (2021), Wegner (2014b), Yela (1988a).