Chrysocrambus craterellus
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Chrysocrambus craterellus is a species of moth
of the family Crambidae
. It is found in southern Europe
and the Middle East
.
The wingspan
is about 20 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Festuca and other Gramineae species.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the family Crambidae
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of Lepidoptera . They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass-stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in...
. It is found in southern Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 20 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Festuca and other Gramineae species.
Subspecies
- Chrysocrambus craterellus craterellus (Central and Southern Europe, Ural, Transcaucasus, Asia Minor)
- Chrysocrambus craterellus alpinus (France)
- Chrysocrambus craterellus abruzzellus (Abruzzi, Italy)
- Chrysocrambus craterellus stachiellus (Podolia, Ukraine)
- Chrysocrambus craterellus libani (Lebanon)
- Chrysocrambus craterellus defessellus (Iran)