Catoptria myella

Catoptria myella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catoptria[1]
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. 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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