Catoptria pinella (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Pearl Grass-veneer)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCatoptria pinella (Pearl Grass-veneer)
GenusCatoptria (a genus of pyralid moths)
TribeCrambini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyCRAMBINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyCRAMBIDAE (crambid moths)
SuperfamilyPYRALOIDEA (grass and meal moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Catoptria pinella (Pearl Grass-veneer) :
1: Catoptria pinella (Pearl Grass-veneer)
19 Jul 2014 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at light
Image 1: At rest - dorso-lateral view - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 2: At rest - dorso-lateral view - enlarged - natural background (2)Image 3: At rest - dorso-lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: At rest - dorso-lateral view - enlarged - white background (2)Image 5: At rest - dorso-lateral view - enlarged - white background (3)

Catoptria pinella (Pearl Grass-veneer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Catoptria pinella (Pearl Grass-veneer)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Catoptria pinella (Pearl Grass-veneer)
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