Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
 Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans  Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans

Crambidae

63.097 Eastern Grass-moth Catoptria osthelderi (Lattin, 1950)

Immigrant

Similar species:

Forewing: 11 to 14mm

Habitats:

Habits: There is only one British record; a female at Bexley Heath, Kent, on 29 July 1962. The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The early stages have not been recorded in Britain. It is thought to feed on mosses.