Catastia marginea

Catastia marginea is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and is found in northern and central Europe and eastwards through Russia.

Catastia marginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Catastia
Species:
C. marginea
Binomial name
Catastia marginea
Synonyms
  • Tinea auriciliella auriciliella Hübner, 1813
  • Phycis auricella Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Catastia marginea var. auriciliella ab. intermedia Weber, 1936
  • Catastia marginea var. auriciliella ab. pseudomarginea Weber, 1936
  • Catastia marginea f. orcusella Schawerda, 1908
  • Catastia pindosella Roesler, 1969
  • Phalaena atrella Fabricius, 1793
  • Phycis antiopella Zincken, 1818

The wingspan is 20–22 mm.[1]

The larva probably feed on Alchemilla vulgaris and Potentilla

References
  1. Lepidoptera.se


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