Catoptria osthelderi

Catoptria osthelderi
Catoptria osthelderi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catoptria
Species: C. osthelderi
Binomial name
Catoptria osthelderi
(De Lattin, 1950)
Synonyms
  • Crambus osthelderi Lattin, 1950

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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