Catocala fraxini (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Clifden Nonpareil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCatocala fraxini (Clifden Nonpareil)
GenusCatocala (red underwings)
TribeCatocalini (red underwings)
SubfamilyEREBINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyEREBIDAE (a family of moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Catocala fraxini (Clifden Nonpareil) :
1: Catocala fraxini (Clifden Nonpareil)
12 May 2018 OSGR: SZ07 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Larva
Image 1: Caterpillar - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Caterpillar - lateral view - natural backgroundImage 3: Caterpillar - head - anterior view - enlarged - natural background
2: Catocala fraxini (Clifden Nonpareil)
23 Sep 2016 OSGR: SU22 51° 0’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
a slightly damaged adult, at MV light
Image 1: Adult - anterior view - wings together - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - wings ajar - artificial backgroundImage 3: Adult - dorsal view - wings ajar - artificial background (2)Image 4: Adult - dorsal view - wings ajar - artificial background (3)Image 5: Adult - dorsal view - wings apart - artificial backgroundImage 6: Adult - dorsal view - wings together - natural backgroundImage 7: Adult - dorsal view - wings together - pale backgroundImage 8: Adult - dorso-lateral view - wings together - natural backgroundImage 9: Adult - front three-quarter view - wings together - natural backgroundImage 10: Adult - ventral view - wings together - black background

Catocala fraxini (Clifden Nonpareil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Catocala fraxini (Clifden Nonpareil)
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