Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Catoptria People also search for Catoptria mienshani | |
Catoptria trichostomus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Christoph in 1858. 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. 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.
References
Catoptria trichostomus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA