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Catocala Faustina
''Catocala faustina'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Colorado west to California and north through Washington (U.S. State), Washington to British Columbia. It has also been reported in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Utah. The wingspan is about 58 mm. Adults are on wing from September to October depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year. The larvae feed on ''Salix'' species. Subspecies *''Catocala faustina faustina'' Strecker, 1873 *''Catocala faustina cleopatra'' Strecker, 1874 *''Catocala faustina allusa'' Hulst, 1884 The latter two are often considered distinct species, leaving ''C: faustina'' monotypic. References External links Species info Catocala, faustina Moths of North America Moths described in 1873 Taxa named by Herman Strecker {{Catocalini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Heinrich Hermann Strecker
Ferdinand Heinrich Herman Strecker (24 March 1836, in Philadelphia – 30 November 1901, in Reading, Pennsylvania) was an American entomologist specialising in butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera). Strecker was born in Philadelphia to Ferdinand and Anna (''née'' Kern) who had immigrated from Germany. His father, had trained as a sculptor in Europe, settled in Reading where he made and traded in marble sculptures. The young Strecker showed great aptitude for this trade, starting to work at twelve years, and succeeding his father. But sculpture was not lucrative enough and young Strecker also made tombstones and trained in architecture. On his mother's side he had naturalists as well as artists who inspired him young. As a young man, Strecker frequented the library of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia where he studied natural history and more particularly the butterflies. A polyglot, he traveled extensively, in particular in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |