Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Genus Catoptria Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Subphylum Hexapoda Family Crambidae Scientific name Catoptria permutatellus Rank Species | |
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Similar Catoptria, Catoptria margaritella, Butterflies and moths, Catoptria pinella, Catoptria falsella | ||
Catoptria permutatellus is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe. The imago can only be distinguished from Catoptria osthelderi by microscopic research of the genitalia.
The wingspan is 22–29 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various mosses.
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