Crambus uliginosellus

Crambus uliginosellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was first described by Zeller in 1850 and is currently found in most of Europe, except Portugal, Slovenia, Croatia and Ukraine.[2]

Crambus uliginosellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Crambus
Species:
C. uliginosellus
Binomial name
Crambus uliginosellus
Zeller, 1850
Synonyms
  • Crambus uliginosellus f. infuscatellus Caradja, 1910

The wingspan is 18–23 mm. The forewings with apex slightly produced ; yellow-ochreous, posteriorly with whitish interneural streaks edged with dark fuscous ; a suffused white dorsal streak ; a broad white median longitudinal streak, edged with dark fuscous, reaching costa until near middle, cut by an oblique dark brown line beyond middle, and usually by an ochreous subcostal line ; second line angulated, silvery-white, preceded and followed by triangular white costal spots ; some black terminal dots ; cilia metallic. Hindwings are whitish,towards apex suffused with grey.[3]

Adults are on wing from June to July.

Larvae have been found in silken tubes amongst Sphagnum capillifolium and feed on the leaves of Carex panicea. Larvae have also been found spun low down to the stems of Eriophorum angustifolium amongst a Sphagnum species.[4]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. UKmoths


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