Metacrambus carectellus

Metacrambus carectellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Metacrambus[1]
Species: M. carectellus
Binomial name
Metacrambus carectellus
(Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Crambus carectellus Zeller, 1847
  • Platytes caractella Hampson, 1896
  • Crambus lugdunellus Millière, 1867
  • Platytes carectellus var. truncatellus Caradja, 1916

Metacrambus carectellus is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Russia,[2] Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Uzbekistan.[3]

The wingspan is 18–23 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August in one generation per year.[4]

The larvae feed on various grasses.

References

  1. ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Metacrambus at funet
  4. ↑ LOT moths and butterflies


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