Catocala neonympha

Catocala neonympha is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.^[1] It is found in south-western Russia, Ukraine,^[2] Kazakhstan, eastern Turkey, Iraq, Armenia, Kurdistan, Afghanistan, the Altai Mountains and southern Siberia.^[3]

Catocala neonympha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catocala
Species:	C. neonympha
Binomial name
Catocala neonympha Butler, 1877
Synonyms
Phalaena neonympha Esper, 1805 Mormonia neonympha variegata Warren, 1913 Mormonia neonympha syriaca Osthelder, 1933

Adults have been recorded on wing in August.

The larvae feed on Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) and possibly Quercus (oak) species. Larvae can be found from May to July.

Subspecies

• Catocala neonympha neonympha
• Catocala neonympha osthelderensis Hacker, 1990
• Catocala neonympha variegata (Warren, 1913)