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Catoptria conchella

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Species of moth

Catoptria conchella
In Turin, Italy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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)
Mounted specimen

Catoptria conchella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.

Subspecies

  • Catoptria conchella bourgognei Leraut, 2001
  • Catoptria conchella pseudopauperella (Zerny, 1914)

Distribution

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

Habitat

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

Description

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

Biology

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

Bibliography

  • Amsel, Hans Georg; Gregor, František; Reisser, Hans (Hrsg.) (1965): Microlepidoptera Palaearctica. Band 1. Crambinae. Textteil. Verlag Georg Fromme & Co, Wien, S. 277
  • Bellmann, Heiko (2001): Steinbachs Naturführer. Schmetterlinge. Mosaik Verlag, München, ISBN 978-3576114579
  • Patrice Leraut: Zygaenids, Pyralids 1. In: Moths of Europe. 1. Auflage. Volume III. NAP Editions, 2012, ISBN 978-2-913688-15-5, S. 550.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Catoptria Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  2. BioLib
  3. ^ Slamka, František (2008): Pyraloidea of Europe, Volume 2. Crambinae and Schoenobiinae. ISBN 978-80-969052-5-6, S. 58
  4. Fauna Europaea
  5. "Insectoid". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  6. Lepiforum.de
Taxon identifiers
Catoptria conchella


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