Crambus ericella
Appearance
Crambus ericella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Crambus |
Species: | C. ericella
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Binomial name | |
Crambus ericella (Hübner, 1813)
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Crambus ericella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1813.
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in most of Europe.[1]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 21–28 millimetres (0.83–1.10 in).[2][3] Forewings are dark brown, with well defined white longitudinal streaks and a white apical triangle.
Biology
[edit]These moths fly in a single generation from May to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on Corynephorus canescens, Festuca ovina, Sorbus and Deschampsia flexuosa.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Crambus ericella (Hübner, 1813)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ "63.084 [B&F: 1298] Crambus ericella (Hübner, [1813])". Hantsmoths. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ "63.084 BF1298 Crambus ericella (Hübner, [1813])". UKMoths. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Crambus Fabricius, 1798". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. as Crambus ericellus. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
External links
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