Crambus ericella

Crambus ericella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Crambus
Species:
C. ericella
Binomial name
Crambus ericella
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Tinea ericella Hübner, 1813
  • Argyroteuchia ericalis Hübner, 1816

Crambus ericella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1813.

Mounted specimen

Distribution

This species can be found in most of Europe.[1]

Description

The wingspan is 21–28 millimetres (0.83–1.10 in).[2][3] Forewings are dark brown, with well defined white longitudinal streaks and a white apical triangle. Meyrick - Forewings with apex hardly produced; golden-ochreous; a narrow white dorsal streak; a rather narrow shining white median longitudinal streak from base to 7/8, obliquely cut at 3/4 of length, apex truncate; grey dark-edged interneural streaks in disc posteriorly; second line shining white, bent, preceded by a white oblique costal mark; a small white triangular subapical spot; five black dots on lower part of termen, sometimes surrounded by whitish suffusion; cilia metallic. Hindwings grey.[4][5]

Biology

These moths fly in a single generation from May to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on Corynephorus canescens, Festuca ovina, Sorbus and Deschampsia flexuosa.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Crambus ericella (Hübner, 1813)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "63.084 [B&F: 1298] Crambus ericella (Hübner, [1813])". Hantsmoths. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "63.084 BF1298 Crambus ericella (Hübner, [1813])". UKMoths. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  4. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  5. ^ Mark Parsons, Sean Clancy, David Wilson A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland: Atropos, England. ISBN:9780955108648
  6. ^ Savela, Markku. "Crambus Fabricius, 1798". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. as Crambus ericellus. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
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