''Crambus richteri'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family

Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...

. It is found in

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the Er ...

. Externally this species is very similar to ''

Crambus archimedes ''Crambus archimedes'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1961. It is found in Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked as an enclave in South Africa. It ...

'' from South Africa and the author did not exclude that it is a geographical subspecies of same.Bleszynski, S. 1963a. Studies on the Crambidae (Lepidoptera). Part 39. On some Ethiopian Crambidae with descriptions of four new species. - Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde 99:1–7.
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References

Endemic fauna of Ethiopia Crambini Moths of Africa Moths described in 1963 {{Crambini-stub