BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Catocala aholibah
| Scientific Name: | Catocala aholibah Strecker, 1874 | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | Gall, L.F. and D.C. Hawks. 2010. Systematics of moths in the genus Catocala (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) IV. Nomenclatorial stabilization of the Nearctic fauna, with a revised synonymic check list. In: Schmidt B.C, Lafontaine J.D (Eds). Contributions to the systematics of New World macro-moths II. ZooKeys 39:37-83. | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Species | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Invertebrate Animal | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | LE-CATAHO | ||||||||||
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| Global Status: | G5 (May 2002) | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S2 (Mar 2020) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Red | ||||||||||
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Nonmigrant: Local Migrant: Distant Migrant: Within Borders Migrant: |
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Herbivore:Immature
Non-nectar Sugar-feeder: Adult |
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| Global Food Habits Comments: | Caterpillar Hosts: larvae feed on oak spp. (Quercus agrifolia, Q. alba, Q. gambelii, and Q. garryana) (Lotts and Naberhaus 2017). Adult Catocala moths feed primarily on non-nectar sugar sources, although some species visit flowers occasionally to feed on nectar (D.F. Schweitzer, pers. comm. 2019). | ||||||||||
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| Provincial Phenology: (1st half of month/ 2nd half of month) |
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| Colonial Breeder: | N | ||||||||||
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| References and Related Literature | |||||||||||
Schweitzer, Dale. Personal communication (email) to M. Ormes on 4.24.2019 |
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Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Catocala aholibah. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 7, 2026).