Catoptria latiradiellus

Catoptria latiradiellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catoptria
Species: C. latiradiellus
Binomial name
Catoptria latiradiellus
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Crambus latiradiellus Walker, 1863
  • Crambus interruptus Grote, 1877

Catoptria latiradiellus, the Three-spotted Crambus Moth or Two-banded Catoptria, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Yukon and British Columbia to Newfoundland, south to Pennsylvania, Michigan and Colorado.[2] The habitat consists of wet tundra, boreal forests and grasslands.

The wingspan is 19–24 mm. The forewings are reddish-brown with a silvery-white stripe crossed by two diagonal medium-brown bands. There is a terminal series of black dots. The basal part of the hindwings is whitish and light brown distally. Adults are on wing from July to August.[3]

The larvae probably feed on mosses.[4]

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