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.

Catoptria margaritella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Catoptria
Species:	C. margaritella
Binomial name
Catoptria margaritella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Tinea margaritella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Catoptria eumargaritalis Hübner, 1825 Crambus margaritellus var. montanicellus Bleszynski, 1948 Crambus magrimatellus Schmidt, 1909 Crambus margaritaceus Fabricius, 1798 Crambus margaritellus ab. flavescens Reutti, 1898 Crambus margaritellus f. dilucescens Osthelder, 1952 Crambus margaritellus f. gilveolellus Hauder, 1918 Crambus margaritellus f. rufellus Osthelder, 1952 Crambus margaritellus f. tenuivittellus Osthelder, 1952 Crambus margaritellus f. vulpinellus Osthelder, 1952 Crambus margaritellus mod. hoermammeri Osthelder, 1939

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

External links

• Waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Catoptria margaritella at UKMoths

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