Catoptria staudingeri is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1863.[1] It is found in France, Spain, Portugal and on Sicily.[2]

Catoptria staudingeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catoptria
Species:
C. staudingeri
Binomial name
Catoptria staudingeri
(Zeller, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Crambus staudingeri Zeller, 1863
  • Crambus cuneolellus Chrétien, 1898

The wingspan is about 19 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on moss species.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea[dead link]
  3. ^ Lepiforum.de
  4. ^ Savela, Markku. "Catoptria Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 30, 2017.