Catharia
| Catharia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Cathariinae Minet, 1982 |
| Genus: | Catharia Lederer, 1863 |
| Species: | C. pyrenaealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Catharia pyrenaealis (Duponchel, 1843)[1] | |
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Catharia is a monotypic genus of moths, containing the single species Catharia prenealis. It is found in France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy.[2] It is placed in the disputed monotypic subfamily Cathariinae of the family Crambidae. Different authors treat Catharia simplonialis as either a valid species or a subspecies of Catharia pyrenaealis.
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea