Catapterix is a small genus of moths in the family Acanthopteroctetidae, with species occurring in Europe and Central Asia. The genus was previously considered monotypic, with Catapterix crimaea as its sole known species, until the formal description of Catapterix tianshanica in 2016.
Distribution The type species, C. crimaea, is known from the Crimean Peninsula in UkraineFauna Europaea and from southern France, whereas C. tianshanica is described from Kyrgyzstan.
Taxonomy The genus was originally placed in its own family, Catapterigidae,Butterflies and Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-species which is now considered a synonym of Acanthopteroctetidae.
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