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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