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Catoptria furcatellus (Northern Grass-veneer)

Synonyms: Catoptria lapponicellus; Catoptria radiotellus; Chilo furcatellus (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
View Wikipedia Record: Catoptria furcatellus

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Eryri/ Snowdonia 48773 Wales, United Kingdom  
Lake District High Fells 66717 England, United Kingdom
Moor House – Upper Teesdale 95867 England, United Kingdom
River Derwent and Bassenthwaite Lake 4529 England, United Kingdom
Rum 26775 Scotland, United Kingdom

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0