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Catoptria maculalis

Catoptria maculalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Fennoscandia, Russia, and Canada.

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

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

The moth's wingspan is 18–23 mm.4 Adults are on wing in July in North America and in June and July in northern Europe.

References

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. "Species Page - Catoptria maculalis". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019.
  4. Swedish Moths