Catoptria falsella
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Catoptria |
Species: | C. falsella
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Catoptria falsella, the chequered grass-veneer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.[2]
It is found in Europe. It is nocturnal. The wingspan is 18–24 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various mosses, especially Tortula muralis.
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "Chequered Grass-veneer - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
External links

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- waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Catoptria falsella at UKmothsError: "Q141857" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.