Crambus ericella (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: Dec. 7, 2024, 12:52 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, occurring mainly in the Kempen.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Tribus: Crambini > Genus: Crambus > Species: Crambus ericella
- Vernacular names
- Heidegrasmot (NL), Heath Grass-veneer (EN), Heide-Graszünsler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Donckier de Donceel Ch. 1879. Un Crambus nouveau pour la faune belge. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 22: xc. On page xc (as Cr.[ambus] Ericellus H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 22–24 mm. A distinctive dark-coloured Crambid, with clearly defined white markings. It has a white median forewing streak cut obliquely by a dark line at 2/3-3/4, and a distinct angulate subterminal line. Any other Crambid genus does not show this pattern.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The adults are actuve during late afternoon and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from late May till August, but mainly during June/July.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Corynephorus and Deschampsia
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva feeds on Poaceae.
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Habitat
The species inhabits sandy soils inland, moorland and dunes.
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