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Catoptria pinella

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Wikipedia Abstract

Catoptria pinella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, North Africa and the Western part of Asia. The wingspan is 18–24 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on various grasses.
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Infraspecies

Catoptria pinella algeriellus
Catoptria pinella pinella
Catoptria pinella siciliella
Catoptria pinella telekiellus

Protected Areas

Prey / Diet

Eriophorum vaginatum (tussock cottongrass)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Amphipoea lucens (Large Ear Moth)1
Celaena haworthii (Haworth's Minor)1
Cerapteryx graminis (antler moth)1
Coenonympha tullia (California ringlet)1
Lyrurus tetrix (Eurasian Black Grouse)1

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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