''Crambus perlella'' is a species of
moth of the family
Crambidae. It is found in
Europe and east across the
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
.
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 greygreenish or greyish-ochreous ; dorsal line darker ; spots brown ;head pale yellow -brown, darker-marked
[Meyrick, E., 1895 ''A Handbook of British Lepidoptera'' MacMillan, Londo]
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Keys and description
The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various grasses. Adults feed on the
nectar
Nectar is a sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries or nectarines, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists ...
of
Leucanthemum species.
References
External links
Crambus perlella at UKmoths
Crambini
Moths described in 1763
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
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