Catoptria pinella (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Crambidae)

Forewing Length: 10-13mm;
Wingspan: 18-24mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? September - June June - July July - August
(Earliest: 18.7)

Biotopes:
Wet Meadows
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous)

Deschampsia cespitosa

Eriophorum vaginatum
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Catoptria pinella
Catoptria pinella
Nature Spot: Catoptria pinella
Lepiforum: Catoptria pinella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Catoptria pinella


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