''Catocala deuteronympha'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...

. It is found from eastern

Siberia Siberia ( ; , ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has formed a part of the sovereign territory of Russia and its predecessor states ...

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

and

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

. The length of the forewings is about 27 mm. It orients vertically when resting on tree trunks.Webster, R.J., Callahan, A., Godin, J.G., Sherratt, T.N

"Pub Med", February 27, 2009, accessed May 23, 2011.

Subspecies

* ''Catocala deuteronympha deuteronympha'' * ''Catocala deuteronympha dahurica'' Klyuchko, 1992 * ''Catocala deuteronympha omphale'' Butler, 1881 (South-eastern Siberia and Japan) * ''Catocala deuteronympha tschiliensis'' Bang-Haas, 1927

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Catocala, deuteronympha Moths of Asia Moths described in 1861 {{Catocalini-stub