Crambus uliginosellus
Species of moth
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Crambus uliginosellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was first described by Zeller in 1850 and is currently found in most of Europe, except Portugal, Slovenia, Croatia and Ukraine.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Crambus |
| Species: | C. uliginosellus |
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| Crambus uliginosellus Zeller, 1850 | |
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The wingspan is 18–23 mm. The forewings with apex slightly produced; yellow-ochreous, posteriorly with whitish interneural streaks edged with dark fuscous; a suffused white dorsal streak; a broad white median longitudinal streak, edged with dark fuscous, reaching costa until near middle, cut by an oblique dark brown line beyond middle, and usually by an ochreous subcostal line; second line angulated, silvery-white, preceded and followed by triangular white costal spots; some black terminal dots; cilia metallic. Hindwings are whitish, towards apex suffused with grey.[3] See also Parsons et al.[4]
