Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Catoptria osthelderi | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Catoptria permutatellus, Catoptria margaritella, Agriphila deliella, Catoptria conchella, Catoptria radiella | ||
Catoptria osthelderi is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe. The Imago can only be distinguished from Catoptria permutatellus by microscopic research of the genitalia.
The wingspan is 22–29 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various mosses.
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