Biology:Catoptria maculalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Catoptria maculalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catoptria
Species:
C. maculalis
Binomial name
Catoptria maculalis
(Zetterstedt, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Burmann, 1948 Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Burmann, 1948 Crambus cacuminellus
  • Scopula maculalis Zeller, 1850
  • Crambus maculalis ab. albimaculella Crambus maculalis ab. albisignata

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.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5053901 entry