Crambus pascuella

Crambus pascuella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Crambus
Species: C. pascuella
Binomial name
Crambus pascuella
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tinea) pascuella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Crambus collutellus Fuchs, 1902
  • Crambus acutulellus Chrétien, 1896
  • Crambus acutellus (Rebel, 1901)
  • Crambus fumipalpellus Mann, 1871
  • Crambus pascuellus f. obscurellus Kuchlein, 1958
  • Crambus scirpellus La Harpe, 1864
  • Crambus pascuella extinctellus Zeller in Staudinger, 1857
  • Crambus exctinctellus Bleszynski & Collins, 1962
  • Crambus pascuella floridus Zeller, 1872
  • Crambus pascualis Hübner, 1816
  • Palparia pascuea Haworth, 1811
  • Phalaena Tinea pascuum Fabricius, 1798

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

The wingspan is 20–24 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses, especially Poa species.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, August 15, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.