Crambus pascuella

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Crambus pascuella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Crambus
Species:
C. pascuella
Binomial name
Crambus pascuella
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tinea) pascuella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Crambus collutellus Fuchs, 1902
  • Crambus acutulellus Chrétien, 1896
  • Crambus acutellus (Rebel, 1901)
  • Crambus fumipalpellus Mann, 1871
  • Crambus pascuellus f. obscurellus Kuchlein, 1958
  • Crambus scirpellus La Harpe, 1864
  • Crambus pascuella extinctellus Zeller in Staudinger, 1857
  • Crambus exctinctellus Bleszynski & Collins, 1962
  • Crambus pascuella floridus Zeller, 1872
  • Crambus pascualis Hübner, 1816
  • Palparia pascuea Haworth, 1811
  • Phalaena Tinea pascuum Fabricius, 1798

Crambus pascuella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and Asia Minor.

The wingspan is 20–24 mm. The forewings with apex triangularly produced; brownish - ochreous, posteriorly with whitish blackish - edged interneural streaks; a white dorsal streak; a broad shining white median longitudinal streak, reaching costa towards base, narrowed posteriorly, where it is cut by an oblique dark line, not passing second line; second line angulated, silvery-white, dark-edged anteriorly, preceded by a white costal spot and followed by a V - shaped mark;some black terminal longitudinal marks; cilia metallic. Hindwings are grey, more whitish dorsally. [1]

The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses, especially Poa species.

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References

  1. ↑ 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


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