Catoptria oregonicus

Catoptria oregonicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Catoptria
Species:	C. oregonicus
Binomial name
	Catoptria oregonicus; (Grote, 1880)
Synonyms
	Crambus oregonicus Grote, 1880; Catoptria oregonica; Crambus bartellus Barnes & McDunnough, 1918;

Catoptria oregonicus, the western catoptria or Oregon catoptria moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia and Alberta to Montana, Oregon and northern coastal California.^[2] The habitat consists of meadows in the mountains and foothills.^[3]

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. Adults are on wing from July to early September.^[4]

References

^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
^ Bird, C. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (April 9, 2003). "Species Details: Catoptria oregonica". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
^ Bug Guide

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.

[3] Bird, C. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (April 9, 2003). "Species Details: Catoptria oregonica". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

[4] Bug Guide

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