Catoptria margaritella, the pearl-band grass veneer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and is found in Europe.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Catoptria |
| Species: | C. margaritella
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| Catoptria margaritella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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The wingspan is 20–24 mm. The forewings are ferruginous brown, becoming ferruginous-yellow dorsally ; a shining white gradually dilating median streak from base to near termen, broadest at 4, thence pointed, upper edge straight ; cilia shining pale fuscous. Hindwings are light grey.brown.[1]
The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various grasses and mosses.
References
edit- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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