Cathayia insularum

Cathayia insularum is a species of snout moth in the genus Cathayia. It was described by Speidel and Schmitz in 1991, and is known from Spain,[1] Malta and the Canary Islands.[2]

Cathayia insularum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Cathayia
Species:
C. insularum
Binomial name
Cathayia insularum
(Speidel & Schmitz, 1991)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseudarenipses insularum Speidel & Schmitz, 1991

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the inflorescence of Phoenix canariensis and Phoenix dactylifera[3]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Estados inmaturos de Lepidoptera (XXXIV). Cathayia insularum (Speidel & Schmitz, 1991) en Huelva, España (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Galleriinae) Archived 2012-07-14 at Archive.today


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