Catoptria biformellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Hans Rebel in 1893. It is found in Bulgaria[1] and Transcaucasia.[2]

Catoptria biformellus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catoptria
Species:
C. biformellus
Binomial name
Catoptria biformellus
(Rebel, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Crambus biformellus Rebel, 1893
  • Catoptria biformellus klimeschi Ganev, 1983
  • Catoptria biformellus roesleri Ganev, 1983

The wingspan is 24–26 mm.[3]

Subspecies

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  • Catoptria biformellus biformellus
  • Catoptria biformellus klimeschi Ganev, 1983 (Bulgaria)

Catoptria majorellus is sometimes also treated as a subspecies of Catoptria biformellus.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Catoptria Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  3. ^ lepiforum.de