Catoptria verellus

Catoptria verellus
	Catoptria verellus Denmark
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Catoptria
Species:	C. verellus
Binomial name
	Catoptria verellus; (Zincken, 1817)
Synonyms
	Chilo verellus Zincken, 1817 ; Teras radiolana Eversmann, 1844 ;

Catoptria verellus is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are brown, suffusedly mixed with blackish except on veins and towards costa; anterior half of costa white; an undefined white median streak from base, becoming soon obsolete; second line white, strongly curved and interrupted above middle, indented near dorsum, indentation preceded by an oblique white wedge; cilia rather metallic grey, with three or four slender white bars. Hindwings are light grey.^[1]

The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on mosses on old apple (Malus), plum (Prunus) and poplar (Populus) trees.^[2]

References

^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
^ Kimber, Ian. "Catoptria verellus (Zincken, 1817)". UKmoths. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

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[1] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

[2] Kimber, Ian. "Catoptria verellus (Zincken, 1817)". UKmoths. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

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