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Catoptria mytilella

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Catoptria mytilella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Catoptria[1]
Species:
C. mytilella
Binomial name
Catoptria mytilella
(Hubner, 1805)
Synonyms
  • Tinea mytilella Hubner, 1805
  • Crambus villarubiae Agenjo, 1954
  • Catoptria mytilella hermesi (Ganev, 1987)
  • Crambus mitylellus Duponchel, 1836
  • Catoptria mytilalis Hübner, 1825
  • Crambus mytilella vilarrubiae Agenjo, 1954

Catoptria mytilella is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in large parts of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Fennoscandia, Denmark, the Baltic region, Ukraine and Portugal),[2] Asia Minor and the northern Caucasus.[3]

The wingspan is 17–25 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from mid June to late July in one generation per year.

The larvae possibly feed on mosses.[5]

Subspecies

  • Catoptria mytilella mytilella
  • Catoptria mytilella vilarrubiae (Agenjo, 1954) (Spain)

References

  1. ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-03-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Catoptria at funet
  4. ^ Swedish Moths
  5. ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium


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