''Crambus sibirica'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

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

. It was described by

Sergei Alphéraky Sergei Nikolaevich Alphéraky (also Alferaki; ; 14 April 1850 – ) was a Greek-Russian ornithologist and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. Sergei Alphéraky was born in Kharkov into the noble Greek family of Alferakis. He was the bro ...

in 1897. It is found in the

Russian Far East The Russian Far East ( rus, Дальний Восток России, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ) is a region in North Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia and the Asia, Asian continent, and is coextensive with the Far Easte ...

and

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

References

Crambini Moths described in 1897 Moths of Asia Moths of Japan Taxa named by Sergei Alphéraky {{Crambini-stub