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Cataclysta lemnata

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Cataclysta lemnata
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C. lemnata
Binomial name
Cataclysta lemnata
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta lemnae G. W. Müller, 1892
  • Cataclysta lemnata ab. ochracea Hauder, 1910
  • Cataclysta lemnata brunneospersa Osthelder, 1935
  • Cataclysta lemnata confirmata Krulikovsky, 1909
  • Cataclysta confirmata Krulikovsky, 1907
  • Cataclysta limnalis Berce, 1878
  • Phalaena limnata Fabricius, 1787
  • Phalaena gemmata Hufnagel, 1767
  • Phalaena Tinea bordella Goeze, 1783
  • Phalaena Tortrix albana O. F. Müller, 1764
  • Phalaena uliginata Fabricius, 1794
  • Pyralis lemnalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Tinea marginatella Fourcroy, 1785

The Small China-mark (Cataclysta lemnata) is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and Morocco.

The wingspan is 18–19 mm for males and 22–24 mm for females. The forewings are white. The costa, discal spot and a series of terminal spots are all fuscous. The hindwings are white with scatted pale fuscous scales.[2] The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Lemna species.

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: [1].