Catoptria latiradiellus

Catoptria latiradiellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Catoptria
Species:	C. latiradiellus
Binomial name
	Catoptria latiradiellus; (Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
	Crambus latiradiellusWalker, 1863; Crambus interruptusGrote, 1877;

Last updated August 30, 2025

Catoptria latiradiellus, the three-spotted crambus moth or two-banded catoptria, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Yukon and British Columbia to Newfoundland, south to Pennsylvania, Michigan and Colorado.^[2]

Adults are on wing from July to August.^[3]

The larvae probably feed on mosses.^[2]

References

↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
1 2 McLeod, Robin (August 11, 2018). "Species Catoptria latiradiellus - Two-banded Catoptria - Hodges#5408". BugGuide. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
↑ Bird, C. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (April 24, 2003). "Species Details: Catoptria latiradiella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 14, 2014.

[bug-2] 1 2 McLeod, Robin (August 11, 2018). "Species Catoptria latiradiellus - Two-banded Catoptria - Hodges#5408". BugGuide. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[3] Bird, C. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (April 24, 2003). "Species Details: Catoptria latiradiella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

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