Crambus hamella

Crambus hamella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Crambus
Species:	C. hamella
Binomial name
	Crambus hamella; (Thunberg, 1788)
Synonyms
	Tinea hamella Thunberg, 1788; Crambus hamellus; Palparia baccaestria Haworth, 1811; Tinea ensigerella Hübner, 1813; Argyroteuchia ensigeralis Hübner, 1816;

Crambus hamella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1788.^[1] 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] The forewings with apex slightly produced; brown, posteriorly whitish-sprinkled, terminally suffused with white ; a broad snow - white pointed median longitudinal streak from base, not reaching second line, lower edge with a projection in middle ; second line angulated, silvery - white, anteriorly dark-edged ; a triangular white subapical spot ; several terminal longitudinal black marks ; cilia metallic. Hindwings are grey..^[6]

Adults are on wing from July to August in generation per year.^[7]

The larvae feed on grasses, possibly including Deschampsia flexuosa.

Subspecies[]

Crambus hamella hamella (Eurasia)
Crambus hamella carpenterellus Packard, 1874 (North America)

References[]

^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Savela, Markku. "Crambus Fabricius, 1798". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. as Crambus hamellus. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
^ mothphotographersgroup
^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
^ UKmoths

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-18.

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Savela, Markku. "Crambus Fabricius, 1798". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. as Crambus hamellus. Retrieved November 30, 2017.

[4] thphotographersgroup

[5] "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2012-03-19.

[6] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

[7] UKmoths

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