Catoptria trichostomus
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.
| Catoptria trichostomus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Catoptria |
| Species: | C. trichostomus |
| Binomial name | |
| Catoptria trichostomus (Christoph, 1858) | |
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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.
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