Agriphila tristella

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Agriphila tristella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Agriphila
Species:
A. tristella
Binomial name
Agriphila tristella
([ Denis & Schiffermüller ], 1775) [1] [2]
Synonyms
List
  • Tinea ferruginellaThunberg, 1788
  • Tinea tristellaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Crambus discistrigatusHampson, 1919
  • Crambus fuscelinellusStephens, 1834
  • Crambus hertwigaeRasmussen, 1964
  • Crambus moerensFabricius, 1798
  • Crambus nigristriellusStephens, 1834
  • Agriphila tristella pseudotristellus(Zerny, 1943)
  • Tinea aquilellaHübner, 1796
  • Tinea fuscinellaSchrank, 1802
  • Tinea paleellaHübner, 1796

Agriphila tristella, the common grass-veneer, [3] [4] is a species of moth of the family Crambidae found in Europe and Asia.

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Distribution and habitat

Agriphila tristella is found in grassy habitats. [5] It occurs across Europe [4] including the British Islands, [2] as well as in Asia, [3] including in Iran, [1] north-western India, [1] and Pakistan. [3] Its type locality is in Austria. [1]

Fig. 10 larva after final moult Buckler W The larvae of the British butterflies and moths Plate CLX.jpg
Fig. 10 larva after final moult

Behaviour

In the UK, the moth flies from June to September. [5] It is nocturnal and attracted to light. [2] [5]

The larvae feed on various grasses, such as Poa and Deschampsia species.

Description

Handbook of British Lepidoptera

The following description of Agriphila tristella was published in Edward Meyrick's 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera: [6]

The wingspan is 22–30 mm. The face has a short cone. Forewings are pale or deep yellow-ochreous, often mixed and sometimes wholly suffused with dark brown; median vein and lb pale or whitish; second line indistinctly brownish, acutely angulated, sometimes obsolete; sometimes some indistinct blackish terminal dots; cilia shining whitish-ochreous to fuscous. Hindwings are grey. The larva is pale ochreous or brownish; spots large, blackish-brown; head and plate of 2 black

—  Edward Meyrick

See also Parsons et al. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Roohigohar, Sh; Alipanah, H.; Imani, S. (2016). "Crambinae of Iran (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea, Crambidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 44 (175): 478. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Kimber, Ian. "Agriphila tristella | UKmoths". www.ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Khan, D.; et al. (yes) (2017). "The occurrence of Agriphila tristella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) in Karachi, Pakistan". International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology. 14 (1): 79–84. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  4. 1 2 Speidel, W.; Segerer, A.; Nuss, M. "Agriphila tristella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Agriphila tristella | NatureSpot". www.naturespot.org.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  7. ↑ Mark Parsons, Sean Clancy, David Wilson A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland: Atropos, England. ISBN:9780955108648


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