Catastia actualis

Catastia actualis is a species of snout moth in the genus Catastia. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886.[1] It is found from Saskatchewan and Alberta to Colorado and north-eastern California to Lake Tahoe.[4]

Catastia actualis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Catastia
Species:
C. actualis
Binomial name
Catastia actualis
(Hulst, 1886)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx actualis Hulst, 1886[3]
  • Dioryctria actualis

The length of the forewings is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing from June to early July.

References
  1. Catastia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Catastia actualis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  4. Bug Guide


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