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Catoptria
luctiferella
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Subspecies
There are three
subspecies, two of
which may occur in Germany (see below). The third, C. l. meridialpina
Burmann, 1975, occurs in Italy
Synonyms
Synonymy of Catoptria luctiferella luctiferella (Hübner,
1813)
Tinea luctiferella Hübner, 1813
Catoptria luctiferella (Hübner, 1813)
Catoptria luctiferella luctiferella (Hübner, 1813)
Tinea luctiferalis Hübner, 1825
f. heeriella Zeller, 1863 (excluded name under Article 1.3.4.)
f. butyrellus Weber, 1945 (excluded name under Article 1.3.4.)
f. butyrella Weber, 1945 (excluded name under Article 1.3.4.)
f. reductella Burmann, 1951 (excluded name under Article 1.3.4.)
f. griseella Burmann, 1951 (excluded name under Article 1.3.4.)
f. atrella Burmann, 1951 (excluded name under Article 1.3.4.)
Synonymy of Catoptria luctiferella luctuellus (Herrich-Schäffer,
1855)
Crambus luctuellus Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Catoptria luctiferella luctuellus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Catoptria luctiferella luctuella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Catoptria luctuella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Crambus italellus Costa, 1888
Catoptria italellus (Costa, 1888)
f. nigricella Krone, 1911 (excluded name under Article 1.3.4.)
f. fumella Burmann, 1951 (excluded name under Article 1.3.4.)
f. lineella Burmann, 1951 (excluded name under Article 1.3.4.)
The status of the subspecies of C. luctiferella is unclear. There is no
unequivocal
feature separating the subspecies, since all are quite variable.
Therefore, most authors regard luctuellus (and probably also
meridialpina) as a synonym of luctiferella.
However, the three forms occur together in northern Italy, and thus
some
authors even regard them as separate species. It is possible that the
forms represent a group of "cryptic species", but for the time
being I regard them as subspecies.
Distribution
Both
subspecies occur in the Alps and Transsylvania (a third subspecies
occurs in Italy). The area of overlap in the Alps is
unclear, but at least in northern Italy all forms occur together. In
Germany the species is recorded from Bayern, but the subspecies has not
been specified.
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