Catoptria myella
Species of moth
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Catoptria myella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in large parts of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Fennoscandia, Denmark, the Baltic region, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the Iberian Peninsula.[2]
| Catoptria myella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Catoptria |
| Species: | C. myella |
| Binomial name | |
| Catoptria myella (Hubner, 1796) | |
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The wingspan is 21–28 mm. Adults have been recorded from May to September.[3]
Subspecies
- Catoptria myella myella (Alps, Karpathians)
- Catoptria myella mellinella (de Lattin, 1951) (southern Alps)