Chrysocrambus craterellus explained

Chrysocrambus craterellus is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica.

Subspecies

• Chrysocrambus craterellus craterellus (Central and Southern Europe, Urals, Transcaucasus, Asia Minor) ^[1]
• Chrysocrambus craterellus alpinus Bleszynski, 1958 (France)
• Chrysocrambus craterellus abruzzellus Bleszynski, 1958 (Abruzzi, Italy)
• Chrysocrambus craterellus stachiellus (Toll, 1938) (Podolia, Ukraine)
• Chrysocrambus craterellus libani Bleszynski, 1958 (Lebanon)
• Chrysocrambus craterellus defessellus (Toll, 1947) (Iran)

Description

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]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in southern Europe^{[3] [5]} and the Middle East.^[1] It prefers meadows, pastures and grasslands.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Markku . Savela . Chrysocrambus Bleszynski, 1957 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 8, 2017.
2. http://www.lotmoths.com/species/species.php?frmSpeciesID=499 "Chrysocrambus craterellus (Scopoli, 1763)"
3. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1320 "63.106 BF1320 Chrysocrambus craterella"
4. Web site: Lepidoptera of Belgium . 2009-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120814064440/http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Crambidae/Ccraterella.htm . 2012-08-14 . dead .
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20140427213514/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=443138 Fauna Europaea