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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Synonyms | |
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Crambus ericella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1813.
This species can be found in most of Europe. [1]
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.
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]
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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Synonyms | |
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Crambus ericella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1813.
This species can be found in most of Europe. [1]
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.
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]