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Catastia actualis

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Catastia actualis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Catastia
Species:
C. actualis
Binomial name
Catastia actualis
(Hulst, 1886)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx actualis Hulst, 1886[3]
  • Dioryctria actualis

Catastia actualis is a species of snout moth in the genus Catastia. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886.[1] It is found from Saskatchewan and Alberta to Colorado and north-eastern California to Lake Tahoe.[4]

The length of the forewings is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing from June to early July.

References

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  1. ^ a b Catastia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Catastia actualis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  4. ^ Bug Guide