Ephelis cruentalis

Ephelis cruentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Odontiinae
Genus:	Ephelis
Species:	E. cruentalis
Binomial name
Ephelis cruentalis (Geyer, 1832)
Synonyms
Uresiphita cruentalis Geyer, 1832 Ephelis bourjotalis Duponchel, 1833 Ephelis badialis Treitschke, 1835 Pionea cruentalis

Ephelis cruentalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Geyer in 1832.^[1] It is found in southern Europe, from France east to Italy and Greece to Turkey and further east into central Asia.

The wingspan is 18–23 mm.

The larvae feed on Hypericum species (St. John's worts).

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