Catoptria furcatellus
| Catoptria furcatellus | |
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| Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Catoptria |
| Species: | C. furcatellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Catoptria furcatellus (Zetterstedt, 1839) | |
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The Northern Grass-veneer (Catoptria furcatellus) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in mountainous areas of Europe, including Fennoscandia, Wales, northern England, Scotland, the Alps and the Tatra Mountains.
The wingspan is 21–24 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae probably feed on Lycopodium and Festuca ovina.
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