Catapterix crimaea
| Catapterix crimaea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Acanthopteroctetidae |
| Genus: | Catapterix |
| Species: | C. crimaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Catapterix crimaea Zagulajev & Sinev, 1988 | |
Catapterix crimaea is a moth of the family Acanthopteroctetidae and type species of the genus Catapterix. It was described in 1988 from the Crimean peninsula of Ukraine, and was in 2016 first recorded from southern France. From its description in 1988 up until the description of Catapterix tianshanica in 2016, Catapterix crimaea was considered the sole species of its genus.
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