Crambus hamella (Thunberg, 1788) Species
Last modified: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, bound to sandy biotopes, only known from the Kempen and the extreme south.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Tribus: Crambini > Genus: Crambus > Species: Crambus hamella
- Vernacular names
- Scherphoekgrasmot (NL), Hochmoor-Graszünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Crambus ensigerella (Hübner, 1813)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 98 (as C.[rambus] Ensigerellus. H.; Tr.; Dup.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
They are active at dusk and come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from July till mid-September, but mainly during August.
Observed on
The feeding habits of the larvae are poorly known. Like its congeners, it probably feeds on grasses like Deschampsia flexuosa.
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Habitat
It inhabits sandy biotopes.
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