Catoptria furcatellus

Catoptria furcatellus
Catoptria furcatellus
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catoptria
Species: C. furcatellus
Binomial name
Catoptria furcatellus
(Zetterstedt, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Chilo furcatella Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Catoptria furcatella
  • Crambus radiolellus Herrich-Schäffer, [1848]
  • Crambus lapponicellus Duponchel, 1844

The Northern Grass-veneer (Catoptria furcatellus) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in mountainous areas of Europe, including Fennoscandia, Wales, northern England, Scotland, the Alps and the Tatra Mountains.

The wingspan is 21-24 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae probably feed on Lycopodium and Festuca ovina.

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