Chrysocrambus craterellus

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

Chrysocrambus craterellus
Scientific classification
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

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][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]