Crambus hamella
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| Crambus hamella (Thunberg, 1788)
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Crambus hamella is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula),[2] east to the Russian Far East (Amur, Sakhalin) and Japan.[3] It is also found in North America, including Alberta, Arizona, Manitoba, Michigan, Oklahoma and Ontario.[4]
The wingspan is 18–23 mm.[5] Adults are on wing from July to August in generation per year.[6]
The larvae feed on grasses, possibly including Deschampsia flexuosa.
Subspecies
- Crambus hamella hamella (Eurasia)
- Crambus hamella carpenterellus Packard, 1874 (North America)
References
- ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
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- ^ Crambus at funet
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl
- ^ UKmoths