Chrysocrambus craterellus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Crambinae |
Tribe: | Crambini |
Genus: | Chrysocrambus |
Species: | C. craterellus
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Binomial name | |
Chrysocrambus craterellus | |
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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 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]
This species can be found in southern Europe[3][5] and the Middle East.[1] It prefers meadows, pastures and grasslands.[2]