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Crambus ericella
Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Crambus ericella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1813.
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Distribution
This species can be found in most of Europe.[1]
Description
The wingspan is 21–28 millimetres (0.83–1.10 in).[2][3] Forewings are dark brown, with well defined white longitudinal streaks and a white apical triangle. Meyrick - Forewings with apex hardly produced; golden-ochreous; a narrow white dorsal streak; a rather narrow shining white median longitudinal streak from base to 7/8, obliquely cut at 3/4 of length, apex truncate; grey dark-edged interneural streaks in disc posteriorly; second line shining white, bent, preceded by a white oblique costal mark; a small white triangular subapical spot; five black dots on lower part of termen, sometimes surrounded by whitish suffusion; cilia metallic. Hindwings grey.[4][5]
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Biology
These moths fly in a single generation from May to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on Corynephorus canescens, Festuca ovina, Sorbus and Deschampsia flexuosa.[6]
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