Catoptria permutatellus is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe. The imago can only be distinguished from Catoptria osthelderi by microscopic research of the genitalia.

Catoptria permutatellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Catoptria
Species:	C. permutatellus
Binomial name
Catoptria permutatellus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)
Synonyms
Catoptria permutatella Crambus permutatellus Herrich-Schäffer, 1848 Catoptria permutatella f. robertispeculum Réal, 1988 Crambus hercyniae Heinemann, 1854 Crambus uralensis W. Petersen, 1924 Catoptria permutatellus kaisilai (Lattin, 1951)

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

The larvae feed on various mosses.

External links

• waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium

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