Metacrambus carectellus

Metacrambus carectellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. 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]

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

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. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Savela, Markku. "Metacrambus Bleszynski, 1957". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  4. LOT moths and butterflies


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