Catoptria biformellus

Catoptria biformellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Hans Rebel in 1893. It is found in Bulgaria[2] and Transcaucasia.[3]

Catoptria biformellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Catoptria[1]
Species:
C. biformellus
Binomial name
Catoptria biformellus
(Rebel, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Crambus biformellus Rebel, 1893
  • Catoptria biformellus klimeschi Ganev, 1983
  • Catoptria biformellus roesleri Ganev, 1983

The wingspan is 24–26 mm.[4]

Subspecies
  • Catoptria biformellus biformellus
  • Catoptria biformellus klimeschi Ganev, 1983 (Bulgaria)

Catoptria majorellus is sometimes also treated as a subspecies of Catoptria biformellus.

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Savela, Markku. "Catoptria Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  4. lepiforum.de


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