Biology:Chrysocrambus craterellus

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Short description: Species of moth

Chrysocrambus craterellus
Crambidae - Chrysocrambus craterellus.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Chrysocrambus
Species:
C. craterellus
Binomial name
Chrysocrambus craterellus
(Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Chrysocrambus craterella
  • Chrysocrambus craterella abruzzellus Bleszynski, 1958
  • Chrysocrambus abbruzzellus Bleszynski & Collins, 1962
  • Chrysocrambus craterellus var. alpinus Bleszynski, 1958
  • Crambus klimeschi Toll, 1938
  • Chrysocrambus craterella defessellus Toll, 1948)
  • Chrysocrambus craterella libani Bleszynski, 1958
  • Phalaena Tinea rorella Linnaeus, 1767
  • Crambus craterella stachiellus Toll
Mounted specimen

Chrysocrambus craterellus is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica.

Subspecies

  • Chrysocrambus craterellus craterellus (Central and Southern Europe, Urals, Transcaucasus, Asia Minor) [1]
  • Chrysocrambus craterellus alpinus Bleszynski, 1958 (France )
  • Chrysocrambus craterellus abruzzellus Bleszynski, 1958 (Abruzzi, Italy)
  • Chrysocrambus craterellus stachiellus (Toll, 1938) (Podolia, Ukraine )
  • Chrysocrambus craterellus libani Bleszynski, 1958 (Lebanon)
  • Chrysocrambus craterellus defessellus (Toll, 1947) (Iran)

Description

Chrysocrambus craterellus has a wingspan of about 20 mm.[2] Wings are yellowish and characterized by a few longitudinal brown lines, with two transversal brownish lines close to the apex.[3] The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.[4] The larvae feed on Festuca and other Gramineae species.[4]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in southern Europe[3][5] and the Middle East.[1] It prefers meadows, pastures and grasslands.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Savela, Markku. "Chrysocrambus Bleszynski, 1957". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/crambinae/chrysocrambus/. Retrieved November 8, 2017. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chrysocrambus craterellus (Scopoli, 1763)" . Lot Moths and Butterflies. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "63.106 BF1320 Chrysocrambus craterella". UKMoths. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Lepidoptera of Belgium". http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Crambidae/Ccraterella.htm. 
  5. ↑ Fauna Europaea

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