Crambus hamella
| Crambus hamella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Crambus[1] |
| Species: | C. hamella |
| Binomial name | |
| Crambus hamella (Thunberg, 1788) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Crambus hamella is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula),[2] east to the Russian Far East (Amur, Sakhalin) and Japan.[3] It is also found in North America, including Alberta, Arizona, Manitoba, Michigan, Oklahoma and Ontario.[4]
The wingspan is 18–23 mm.[5] Adults are on wing from July to August in generation per year.[6]
The larvae feed on grasses, possibly including Deschampsia flexuosa.
Subspecies
- Crambus hamella hamella (Eurasia)
- Crambus hamella carpenterellus Packard, 1874 (North America)
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Crambus at funet
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
- ↑ UKmoths
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