Catoptria pinella

Catoptria pinella

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Catoptria
Species:	C. pinella
Binomial name
*Catoptria pinella* (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Phalaena (Tinea) pinella Linnaeus, 1758 Catoptria pinella albarracinella (Agenjo, 1954) Catoptria pinella algeriellus (D. Lucas, 1932) Phalaena virginella Scopoli, 1763 Phalaena pinetalis Hübner, 1825 Phalaena Tinea pinetella Linnaeus, 1761 Crambus pineti Fabricius, 1798 Crambus pinetorum Westwood, 1840 Catoptria pinella siciliella Bleszynski, 1965 Catoptria pinella telekiella (Schmidt, 1930)

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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