| Catoptria oregonicus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Catoptria |
| Species: | C. oregonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Catoptria oregonicus (Grote, 1880) | |
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Catoptria oregonicus, the western catoptria or Oregon catoptria moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia and Alberta to Montana, Oregon and northern coastal California. [2] The habitat consists of meadows in the mountains and foothills. [3]
The wingspan is 17–21 mm. Adults are on wing from July to early September. [4]