Catoptria conchella

Catoptria conchella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.^[2]

Catoptria conchella
In Turin, Italy
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Catoptria
Species:	C. conchella
Binomial name
Catoptria conchella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms[1]
Tinea conchella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Catoptria atoptria conchella bourgognei Leraut, 2001 Chilo stentziellus Treitschke, 1835 Chilo conchaceus Fabricius, 1798 Chilo conchalis (Hübner, 1825) Crambus conchellus flavellus Della Beffa, 1941 Catoptria conchella pseudopauperella (Zerny, 1914)

Mounted specimen

Subspecies

• Catoptria conchella bourgognei Leraut, 2001^[3]
• Catoptria conchella pseudopauperella (Zerny, 1914)

Distribution

This species can be found in Europe (Germany, Baltic region, Austria, France, Switzerland, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Poland, Russia).^[4][5]

Habitat

These moths live in the alpine meadows up to 2200 m. They mainly occur in open, grassy areas.^[3]

Description

The wingspan is 24–30 mm.^[3] It is quite similar to Catoptria pinella, but the rear part of the front wing is paler and a subterminal line is missing.^[6]

Biology

Caterpillars can be found from April to June. Adults fly from June to August. These moths are crepuscular.^[3]

Bibliography

• Amsel, Hans Georg; Gregor, František; Reisser, Hans (Hrsg.) (1965): Microlepidoptera Palaearctica. Band 1. Crambinae. Textteil. Verlag Georg Fromme & Co, Wien, S. 277
• Bellmann, Heiko (2001): Steinbachs Naturführer. Schmetterlinge. Mosaik Verlag, München, ISBN 978-3576114579
• Patrice Leraut: Zygaenids, Pyralids 1. In: Moths of Europe. 1. Auflage. Volume III. NAP Editions, 2012, ISBN 978-2-913688-15-5, S. 550.