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Catoptria oregonicus

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Species of moth

Catoptria oregonicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catoptria
Species: C. oregonicus
Binomial name
Catoptria oregonicus
(Grote, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Crambus oregonicus Grote, 1880
  • Catoptria oregonica
  • Crambus bartellus Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

Catoptria oregonicus, the western catoptria or Oregon catoptria moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia and Alberta to Montana, Oregon and northern coastal California. The habitat consists of meadows in the mountains and foothills.

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. Adults are on wing from July to early September.

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. Bird, C. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (April 9, 2003). "Species Details: Catoptria oregonica". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  4. Bug Guide
Taxon identifiers
Catoptria oregonicus


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