Catoptria conchella

Catoptria conchella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.[2]

Catoptria conchella
In Turin, Italy
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catoptria
Species:
C. conchella
Binomial name
Catoptria conchella
Synonyms[1]
  • Tinea conchella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Catoptria atoptria conchella bourgognei Leraut, 2001
  • Chilo stentziellus Treitschke, 1835
  • Chilo conchaceus Fabricius, 1798
  • Chilo conchalis (Hübner, 1825)
  • Crambus conchellus flavellus Della Beffa, 1941
  • Catoptria conchella pseudopauperella (Zerny, 1914)
Mounted specimen

Subspecies
  • Catoptria conchella bourgognei Leraut, 2001[3]
  • Catoptria conchella pseudopauperella (Zerny, 1914)

Distribution

This species can be found in Europe (Germany, Baltic region, Austria, France, Switzerland, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Poland, Russia).[4][5]

Habitat

These moths live in the alpine meadows up to 2200 m. They mainly occur in open, grassy areas.[3]

Description

The wingspan is 24–30 mm.[3] It is quite similar to Catoptria pinella, but the rear part of the front wing is paler and a subterminal line is missing.[6]

Biology

Caterpillars can be found from April to June. Adults fly from June to August. These moths are crepuscular.[3]

Bibliography
  • Amsel, Hans Georg; Gregor, František; Reisser, Hans (Hrsg.) (1965): Microlepidoptera Palaearctica. Band 1. Crambinae. Textteil. Verlag Georg Fromme & Co, Wien, S. 277
  • Bellmann, Heiko (2001): Steinbachs Naturführer. Schmetterlinge. Mosaik Verlag, München, ISBN 978-3576114579
  • Patrice Leraut: Zygaenids, Pyralids 1. In: Moths of Europe. 1. Auflage. Volume III. NAP Editions, 2012, ISBN 978-2-913688-15-5, S. 550.

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Catoptria Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  2. BioLib
  3. Slamka, František (2008): Pyraloidea of Europe, Volume 2. Crambinae and Schoenobiinae. ISBN 978-80-969052-5-6, S. 58
  4. Fauna Europaea
  5. "Insectoid". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  6. Lepiforum.de


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