Catoptria oregonicus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Catoptria |
Species: | C. oregonicus
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Binomial name | |
Catoptria oregonicus (Grote, 1880)
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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. The forewings are white with brown scaling and a central white streak. The hindwings are pale brownish grey. 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.
- ^ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
- ^ Bug Guide