Crambus perlella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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] See also Parsons et al. [2]
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.
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Crambus ericella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1813.
Crambus lathoniellus is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Johann Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken in 1817. It is found in Europe, Central and South-East Asia.
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.
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Epermenia chaerophyllella, also known as the garden lance-wing, is a moth of the family Epermeniidae first described by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1783. It is found in all of Europe and Asia Minor.
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