Catoptria conchella explained

Catoptria conchella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.^[1]

Subspecies

• Catoptria conchella bourgognei Leraut, 2001
• Catoptria conchella pseudopauperella (Zerny, 1914)

Distribution

This species can be found in Europe (Germany, Baltic region, Austria, France, Switzerland, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Poland, Russia).^{[2] [3]}

Habitat

These moths live in the alpine meadows up to 2200 m. They mainly occur in open, grassy areas.

Description

The wingspan is 24–30 mm.^[4] It is quite similar to Catoptria pinella, but the rear part of the front wing is paler and a subterminal line is missing.^[5]

Biology

Caterpillars can be found from April to June. Adults fly from June to August. These moths are crepuscular.^[4]

Bibliography

• Amsel, Hans Georg; Gregor, František; Reisser, Hans (Hrsg.) (1965): Microlepidoptera Palaearctica. Band 1. Crambinae. Textteil. Verlag Georg Fromme & Co, Wien, S. 277
• Bellmann, Heiko (2001): Steinbachs Naturführer. Schmetterlinge. Mosaik Verlag, München,
• Patrice Leraut: Zygaenids, Pyralids 1. In: Moths of Europe. 1. Auflage. Volume III. NAP Editions, 2012,, S. 550.

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id50650/ BioLib
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20060928160531/http://www.faunaeur.org/distribution_table.php Fauna Europaea
3. Web site: Insectoid . 2016-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821183011/http://insectoid.info/insecta/pterygota/neoptera/holometabola/lepidoptera/glossata/heteroneura/ditrysia/tineina/tineina/pyraloidea/crambidae/crambinae/crambini/catoptria/conchella/ . 2016-08-21 . dead .
4. Slamka, František (2008): Pyraloidea of Europe, Volume 2. Crambinae and Schoenobiinae., S. 58
5. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Catoptria_Conchella Lepiforum.de