Catoptria trichostomus

Catoptria trichostomus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1858.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alaska to Labrador and Baffin Island in the Northwest Territories, south in the Rocky Mountains to southern Alberta.[2] It is also found in the Russian Far East. The habitat consists of coniferous forests.

Catoptria trichostomus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catoptria
Species:
C. trichostomus
Binomial name
Catoptria trichostomus
(Christoph, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Crambus trichostomus Christoph, 1858
  • Catoptria tristis Kirpichnikova, 1994
  • Eudorea albisinuatella albisinuatella Packard, 1867

The wingspan is 17–20 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a blackish median band followed by a whitish band. The hindwings are brown.

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Bird, C. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (May 5, 2003). "Species Details: Catoptria trichostoma". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.


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