Crambus perlella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Crambus |
Species: | C. perlella |
Binomial name | |
Crambus perlella | |
Synonyms | |
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Crambus perlella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and east across the Palearctic.
The wingspan is 19–28 mm. The face is rather prominent. Forewings very shining whitish, often ochreous -tinged ; veins and dorsal area often more or less broadly suffused with dark grey ; cilia shining white. Hindwings are grey, sometimes much suffused with ochreous -whitish, sometimes posteriorly dark grey. The larva is light grey-greenish or greyish-ochreous ; dorsal line darker ; spots brown ;head pale yellow -brown, darker-marked [1]
The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various grasses. Adults feed on the nectar of Leucanthemum species.
The mottled beauty is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
Apamea monoglypha, the dark arches, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is a common, sometimes abundant, European species. It is found in most of Europe except northernmost Fennoscandia and the southern parts of the Iberian Peninsula and Greece. The species is also found in Anatolia, Turkestan, Western Asia and Central Asia, Siberia and Mongolia. In the Alps it is found up to heights of 2,500 meters. The smaller subspecies sardoa is found on Sardinia and Corsica.
Apamea crenata, known as the clouded-bordered brindle, is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout the Palearctic realm. In the North it crosses the Arctic Circle, in the Mediterranean it is found only in cool locations and mountains avoiding very hot areas. In the Alps, it rises to an altitude of about 2000 metres.
Hydraecia micacea, the rosy rustic, is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found across the Palearctic realm from Ireland to Siberia. It reaches Japan and is introduced to eastern USA, Quebec and Ottawa.
Archips podana, the large fruit-tree tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica. It is found in Europe, Asia from Anatolia to Japan and is an introduced species in North America.
Agriphila straminella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and is found in Europe and east across the Palearctic.
Agriphila tristella, the common grass-veneer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae found in Europe and Asia.
Agriphila selasella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1813 and is found in Europe and east across the Palearctic.
Pyrausta despicata, the straw-barred pearl, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica.
Pyrausta purpuralis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae and is found in Europe. The species closely resembles Pyrausta aurata and Pyrausta ostrinalis. It is also known by the common name Common Purple & Gold.
Chrysoteuchia culmella, the garden grass-veneer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Europe.
Crambus pascuella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and Asia Minor.
Crambus pratella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and Asia Minor.
Scoparia subfusca is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.
Paratalanta pandalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in the Palearctic including Europe.
Phyllonorycter nicellii is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean islands.
Lichenaula lichenea is a species of moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It is known in Australia from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland.
Cosmopterix scirpicola is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from the United States, where found from Maryland and eastern Wyoming to Florida, south-western Louisiana and California. It has also been recorded from Alabama.
Crambus uliginosellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by Zeller in 1850 and is currently found in most of Europe, except Portugal, Slovenia, Croatia and Ukraine.
Epiblema costipunctana is a species of moth belonging to the family Tortricidae. It is native to Europe.