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Catoptria permutatellus

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Species of moth

Catoptria permutatellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catoptria
Species: C. permutatellus
Binomial name
Catoptria permutatellus
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Catoptria permutatella
  • Crambus permutatellus Herrich-Schäffer, 1848
  • Catoptria permutatella f. robertispeculum Réal, 1988
  • Crambus hercyniae Heinemann, 1854
  • Crambus uralensis W. Petersen, 1924
  • Catoptria permutatellus kaisilai (Lattin, 1951)

Catoptria permutatellus is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe. The imago can only be distinguished from Catoptria osthelderi by microscopic research of the genitalia.

The wingspan is 22–29 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various mosses.

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Taxon identifiers
Catoptria permutatellus


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