Angustalius malacellus

Angustalius malacellus is a moth of the Crambinae family. It is known from Spain, Portugal, France, Sardinia, Sicily, Italy, Greece and Crete. It has also been recorded from the Comoros, Rwanda, South Africa,^[2] Ethiopia, Madagascar, La Réunion, Mauritius^[3] and Fiji.^[4]

Angustalius malacellus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Crambinae
Tribe:	Crambini
Genus:	Angustalius
Species:	A. malacellus
Binomial name
Angustalius malacellus (Duponchel, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
Crambus malacellus Duponchel, 1836 Crambus hapaliscus Zeller, 1852 Crambus concinellus Walker, 1863 Crambus concinnellus Meyrick, 1879 Crambus conciunellus Turner, 1904

The larvae feed on grasses, but have been reported feeding on maize plants, causing severe damage.