Crambus silvella

Crambus silvella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Crambus
Species:	C. silvella
Binomial name
Crambus silvella (Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
Tinea silvellaHübner, 1813 Crambus adippellusZincken, 1817 Argyroteuchia adippalisHübner, 1825

Crambus silvella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 22–26 millimetres (0.87–1.02 in). Differs from Crambus pascuella as follows : forewings with apex little produced, dorsum less whitish, median streak less broad, continued beyond second line to termen, costal spot before second line much more elongate. ^[1] See also Parsons et al. ^[2]

References

1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
2. Mark Parsons, Sean Clancy, David Wilson A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland: Atropos, England. ISBN   9780955108648

Bibliography

• Ivinskis, Povilas; Ostrauskas, Henrikas (2010). "New Lithuanian records of moths captured in beetle traps". Ekologija. 56 (3): 105–109. doi:10.2478/v10055-010-0015-7. ISSN   0235-7224.

External links

• Lepiforum de
• waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
• Crambus silvella at UKmoths