Catoptria trichostomus

Catoptria trichostomus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catoptria
Species: C. trichostomus
Binomial name
Catoptria trichostomus
(Christoph, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Crambus trichostomus Christoph, 1858
  • Catoptria tristis Kirpichnikova, 1994
  • Eudorea albisinuatella albisinuatella Packard, 1867

Catoptria trichostomus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Christoph in 1858.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alaska to Labrador and Baffin Island in the Northwest Territories, south in the Rocky Mountains to southern Alberta.[2] It is also found in the Russian Far East. The habitat consists of coniferous forests.

The wingspan is 17-20 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a blackish median band followed by a whitish band. The hindwings are brown.

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