Catocala conversa

Catocala conversa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1787.^[1] It is found in the Mediterranean zone and parts of the sub-Mediterranean zone (southern Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor).

Catocala conversa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catocala
Species:	C. conversa
Binomial name
Catocala conversa (Esper, 1787)
Synonyms
Noctua conversa Esper, 1787 Noctua pasythea Hübner, [1809] Noctua agamos Hübner, [1813]

The wingspan varies from 50–54 mm. Similar to other moths, their generation time is one year. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Quercus species.