Catoptria trichostomus

Catoptria trichostomus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Catoptria
Species:	C. trichostomus
Binomial name
	Catoptria trichostomus; (Christoph, 1858)
Synonyms
	Crambus trichostomusChristoph, 1858 ; Catoptria tristisKirpichnikova, 1994 ; Eudorea albisinuatella albisinuatellaPackard, 1867 ;

Last updated August 30, 2025

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.

The wingspan is 17–20 mm.

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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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] 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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