Catoptria pinella

Catoptria pinella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Catoptria
Species:	C. pinella
Binomial name
	Catoptria pinella; (Linnaeus, 1758)
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.

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]

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

The larvae feed on various grasses.

References

^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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[1] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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