Catoptria trichostomus
Catoptria trichostomus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Catoptria |
Species: | C. trichostomus
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Binomial name | |
Catoptria trichostomus (Christoph, 1858)
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Catoptria trichostomus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1858.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alaska to Labrador and Baffin Island in the Northwest Territories, south in the Rocky Mountains to southern Alberta.[2] It is also found in the Russian Far East. The habitat consists of coniferous forests.
The wingspan is 17–20 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a blackish median band followed by a whitish band. The hindwings are brown.
References[]
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Bird, C. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (May 5, 2003). "Species Details: Catoptria trichostoma". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
Categories:
- Crambini
- Moths described in 1858
- Moths of Asia
- Moths of North America
- Crambini stubs