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