Catocala ventura flies as a single generation with moths on the wing ??

ECLOSION:

Adults eclose from pupae formed under leaf litter.

SCENTING AND MATING:

Catocala ventura females emit an airbourne pheromone and males use their antennae to track the scent plume.

EGGS, CATERPILLARS, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Eggs are deposited on tree bark in the fall and hatch the following spring.

Larval Food Plants

Listed below are primary food plant(s) and alternate food plants. It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive, although some species seem very host specific. Don' know these yet!!!!

Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

Quercus alba Quercus macrocarpa ....... Quercus garryana

White oak Bur oak Garry Oak/Oregon white oak

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