Catoptria maculalis

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Catoptria maculalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catoptria
Species:
C. maculalis
Binomial name
Catoptria maculalis
(Zetterstedt, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Scopula maculalisZetterstedt, 1839
  • Crambus cacuminellusZeller, 1850
  • Crambus maculalis ab. albimaculellaBurmann, 1948
  • Crambus maculalis ab. albisignataBurmann, 1948

Catoptria maculalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It is found in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Fennoscandia, Russia, [2] Quebec, Labrador and the Yukon. [3]

The moth's wingspan is 18–23 mm. [4] The forewings are dark chocolate brown with two light blotches. The hindwings are dark chocolate brown without a blotch. Adults are on wing in July in North America and in June and July in northern Europe.

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References

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  4. Swedish Moths