Catoptria oregonicus
| 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 Crambidae family. It was described by 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. The forewings are white with brown scaling and a central white streak. The hindwings are pale brownish-grey. Adults are on wing from July to early September.[4]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
- ↑ Bug Guide
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