Catoptria pinella

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Catoptria pinella
File:Catoptria pinella male Wengen.jpg
Male, Switzerland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catoptria
Species:
C. pinella
Binomial name
Catoptria pinella
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tinea) pinella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Catoptria pinella albarracinella (Agenjo, 1954)
  • Catoptria pinella algeriellus (D. Lucas, 1932)
  • Phalaena virginella Scopoli, 1763
  • Phalaena pinetalis Hübner, 1825
  • Phalaena Tinea pinetella Linnaeus, 1761
  • Crambus pineti Fabricius, 1798
  • Crambus pinetorum Westwood, 1840
  • Catoptria pinella siciliella Bleszynski, 1965
  • Catoptria pinella telekiella (Schmidt, 1930)

Catoptria pinella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, North Africa and across the Palearctic.

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Fig. 11 larva after final moult

The wingspan is 18–24 mm. The face has a short cone. Forewings ferruginous-ochreous; a shining white broadly dilating median streak from base to 4, cut in middle by a dark brown oblique bar, posterior portion edged with dark brown; second line obscurely brown towards costa; cilia shining brownish. Hindwings are light grey. The larva is dull reddish-grey; spots black, head and plate of 2 black.[1][2]

The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

References

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  1. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  2. ^ Mark Parsons, Sean Clancy, David Wilson A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland: Atropos, England. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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