Crambus ericella
Crambus ericella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1813.
Mounted specimen
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Crambus |
| Species: | C. ericella |
| Binomial name | |
| Crambus ericella (Hübner, 1813) | |
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Distribution
This species can be found in most of Europe.[1]
Description
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
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
- "Crambus ericella (Hübner, 1813)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- "63.084 [B&F: 1298] Crambus ericella (H�bner, [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.
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