Catoptria conchella

Catoptria conchella
Catoptria conchella
Catoptria conchella. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catoptria
Species: C. conchella
Binomial name
Catoptria conchella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tinea conchella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Catoptria atoptria conchella bourgognei Leraut, 2001
  • Chilo stentziellus Treitschke, 1835
  • Chilo conchaceus Fabricius, 1798
  • Chilo conchalis (Hübner, 1825)
  • Crambus conchellus flavellus Della Beffa, 1941
  • Catoptria conchella pseudopauperella (Zerny, 1914)

[1]

Catoptria conchella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. [2]

Subspecies[3]

Distribution

This species can be found in Europe (Germany, Baltic region, Austria, France, Switzerland, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Poland, Russia).[4][5]

Habitat

These moths live in the alpine meadows up to 2200 m. They mainly occur in open, grassy areas. [3]

Description

The wingspan is 24–30 mm. [3] It is quite similar to Catoptria pinella, but the rear part of the front wing is paler and a subterminal line is missing. [6]

Biology

Caterpillars can be found from April to June. Adults fly from June to August. These moths are crepuscular. [3]

Bibliography

References

  1. Funet
  2. Biolib
  3. 1 2 3 4 Slamka, František (2008): Pyraloidea of Europe, Volume 2. Crambinae and Schoenobiinae. ISBN 978-80-969052-5-6, S. 58
  4. Fauna europaea
  5. Insectoid
  6. Lepiforum.de


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