Platytes cerussella
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| Species: | P. cerussella
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| Platytes cerussella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
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Platytes cerussella is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in almost all of Europe.[2]
The wingspan is 12–16 mm.[3] Males are darker than females and usually slightly larger. Adults are on wing in June and July.[4]
The larvae feed on the roots of various plants growing under stones in sandy soil, including Carex arenaria, Festuca and other Gramineae species.[5]
References
- ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium