Schrankia taenialis

White-line snout
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Schrankia
Species: S. taenialis
Binomial name
Schrankia taenialis
(Hübner, 1809)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis taenialis Hübner, 1809
  • Crambus albistrigalis Haworth, 1809
  • Cledeobia acuminalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1851

Schrankia taenialis, the white-line snout, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Central Europe to Sardinia, Sicily, North Turkey and Azerbaijan.

The wingspan is 18–24 mm. Adults are on wing in summer. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Melampyrum, Calluna and Thymus species

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