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Catoptria osthelderi is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Gustave de Lattin in 1950. It is found in Europe. The imago can only be distinguished from Catoptria permutatellus by microscopic examination of the genitalia.

Catoptria osthelderi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Catoptria
Species:	C. osthelderi
Binomial name
Catoptria osthelderi (de Lattin, 1950)
Synonyms
Crambus osthelderi Lattin, 1950

The wingspan is 22–29 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various mosses.

External links

• Waarneming.nl (in Dutch)

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