Crambus perlella
Species of moth
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Crambus perlella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and east across the Palearctic.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Crambus |
| Species: | C. perlella |
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| Crambus perlella | |
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The wingspan is 19–28 mm. The face is rather prominent. Forewings very shining whitish, often ochreous -tinged; veins and dorsal area often more or less broadly suffused with dark grey; cilia shining white. Hindwings are grey, sometimes much suffused with ochreous -whitish, sometimes posteriorly dark grey. The larva is light grey-greenish or greyish-ochreous; dorsal line darker; spots brown;head pale yellow -brown, darker-marked [1] See also Parsons et al.[2]
The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various grasses. Adults feed on the nectar of Leucanthemum species.
