''Catharia'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

genus described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It contains the single species ''Catharia pyrenaealis'' described by

Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel (1774 – 10 January 1846) was a French soldier and entomologist. Life and career Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel was born in 1774 in Valenciennes, Nord, and died on 10 January 1846 in Paris. After studies ...

in 1843. It is found in

Central Europe Central Europe is a geographical region of Europe between Eastern Europe, Eastern, Southern Europe, Southern, Western Europe, Western and Northern Europe, Northern Europe. Central Europe is known for its cultural diversity; however, countries in ...

.Fauna Europaea
/ref> The genus, which was formerly placed in the disputed monotypic subfamily Cathariinae, is now placed in the subfamily

Glaphyriinae Glaphyriinae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae. It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1923. The subfamily currently comprises 509 species in 75 genera. The larvae of Glaphyriinae predominantly feed on pla ...

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 Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family (biology), family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranth ...

'' Heliosperma alpestre''.

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Lepiforum ''Catharia pyrenaealis''
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Lepidoptera PyraloideaFauna Europaea
{{Taxonbar, from1=Q16743368, from2=Q16743380 Crambidae Monotypic moth genera Moths of Europe Crambidae genera Taxa named by Julius Lederer (entomologist)