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) | |
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Catoptria trichostomus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by 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. The forewings are dark brown with a blackish median band followed by a whitish band. The hindwings are brown.
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
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