| Metacrambus carectellus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Metacrambus |
| Species: | M. carectellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Metacrambus carectellus (Zeller, 1847) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Metacrambus carectellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. [2] It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Russia, [3] Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Uzbekistan. [4]
The wingspan is 18–23 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August in one generation per year. [5]
The larvae feed on various grasses.
