Catoptria pinella

Catoptria pinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catoptria
Species: C. pinella
Binomial name
Catoptria pinella
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tinea) pinella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Catoptria pinella albarracinella (Agenjo, 1954)
  • Catoptria pinella algeriellus (D. Lucas, 1932)
  • Phalaena virginella Scopoli, 1763
  • Phalaena pinetalis Hübner, 1825
  • Phalaena Tinea pinetella Linnaeus, 1761
  • Crambus pineti Fabricius, 1798
  • Crambus pinetorum Westwood, 1840
  • Catoptria pinella siciliella Bleszynski, 1965
  • Catoptria pinella telekiella (Schmidt, 1930)

Catoptria pinella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, North Africa and the Western part of Asia.

The wingspan is 18-24 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

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