Catharia

Catharia is a monotypic moth genus described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It contains the single species Catharia pyrenaealis described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1843. It is found in Central Europe.

Catharia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Glaphyriinae
Minet, 1982
Genus: Catharia
Lederer, 1863
Species:
C. pyrenaealis
Binomial name
Catharia pyrenaealis
(Duponchel, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Hercyna pyrenaealis Duponchel, 1843
  • Hercyna simplonialis Heydenreich, 1851
  • Catharia simplonialis
  • Hercyna simplonialis Herrich-Schäffer, 1848

The genus, which was formerly placed in the disputed monotypic subfamily Cathariinae, is now placed in the subfamily Glaphyriinae according to a pylogenetic analysis based on gene data. Different authors treat Catharia simplonialis as either a valid species or a subspecies of Catharia pyrenaealis.

The larvae of C. pyrenaealis are recorded to feed on the Caryophyllaceae Heliosperma alpestre.

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