Yellow Grass-veneer
Catoptria lythargyrella
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Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
The Yellow Grass-veneer faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural intensification and grassland conversion. Coastal dune systems and chalk grasslands where this moth depends have been significantly reduced through development and changes in land management practices. Climate change poses additional pressure through altered precipitation patterns affecting the grass species that serve as larval host plants.
Habitat
This species inhabits coastal dune grasslands, chalk downs, and other calcareous grassland habitats across parts of Europe. The larvae feed on various grass species in these specialized ecosystems, requiring specific microclimate conditions and vegetation structure.
Other threatened species in Crambidae
Threatened in Austria
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