Catoptria myella

Catoptria myella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Catoptria
Species:	C. myella
Binomial name
Catoptria myella (Hubner, 1796)
Synonyms
Tinea myella Hubner, 1796 Crambus hercyniae var. epimyellus de Joannis in Lhomme, 1935 Crambus myellus mellinellus Lattin, 1951

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]

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)

References

1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2012). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
2. Fauna Europaea^[dead link‍]
3. Swedish Moths