Catoptria myella

Catoptria myella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catoptria
Species:
C. myella
Binomial name
Catoptria myella
(Hubner, 1796)
Synonyms
  • Tinea myella Hubner, 1796
  • Crambus hercyniae var. epimyellus de Joannis in Lhomme, 1935
  • Crambus myellus mellinellus Lattin, 1951

Catoptria myella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in large parts of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Fennoscandia, Denmark, the Baltic region, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the Iberian Peninsula.[2]

The wingspan is 21–28 mm. Adults have been recorded from May to September.[3]

Subspecies

  • Catoptria myella myella (Alps, Karpathians)
  • Catoptria myella mellinella (de Lattin, 1951) (southern Alps)

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2012). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Swedish Moths


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