Crambus perlella

Crambus perlella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and east across the Palearctic.

Fig.13, 13a larvae in various stages of growth, 14, 14a f. warringtonellus larva after final moult

Crambus perlella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Crambus
Species:	C. perlella
Binomial name
Crambus perlella (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
Phalaena perlella Scopoli, 1763 Crambus perlella aurellus Zerny, 1914 Crambus perlellus ab. obscurelllus Osthelder, 1939 Crambus warringtonellus Stainton, 1849 Crambus perlella cupriacellus Zerny, 1914 Crambus perlella flavonitellus Zerny, 1935 Platytes perlellus f. auratus D. Lucas, 1956 Crambus perlella hachimantaiensis Okano, 1957 Crambus perlella innotatellus Walker, 1863 Crambus inornatellus Clemens, 1864 Crambus sericinellus Zeller, 1863 Crambus perlella kirinellus Bleszynski, 1965 Crambus perlella monochromella Herrich-Schäffer, 1852 Crambus rostellus La Harpe, 1855 Crambus perlella nigerrimus Caradja, 1916 Crambus perlella pamiri Bleszynski, 1959 Selagia perlalis Hübner, 1825 Crambus perlella pseudorostellus Müller-Rutz, 1923 Tinea arbustella Fabricius, 1794 Tinea arbustorum Stephens, 1834 Tinea argentella Fabricius, 1775 Palparia argentea Haworth, 1811 Tinea argenteus Fabricius, 1798 Tinea dealbella Thunberg, 1788

The wingspan is 19–28 mm. The face is rather prominent. Forewings very shining whitish, often ochreous -tinged; veins and dorsal area often more or less broadly suffused with dark grey; cilia shining white. Hindwings are grey, sometimes much suffused with ochreous -whitish, sometimes posteriorly dark grey. The larva is light grey-greenish or greyish-ochreous; dorsal line darker; spots brown;head pale yellow -brown, darker-marked ^[1] See also Parsons et al.^[2]

The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses. Adults feed on the nectar of Leucanthemum species.