Crambus lathoniellus (Zincken, 1817) Species
Last modified: Nov. 20, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
A very common species throughout the whole of Belgium, sometimes in large numbers.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Tribus: Crambini > Genus: Crambus > Species: Crambus lathoniellus
- Vernacular names
- Vroege grasmot (NL), Hain-Graszünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Crambus pratella sensu auct., nec (Linnaeus, 1758) and Crambus nemorella (Hübner, 1813), nec (Thunberg, 1788)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 22 (as Crambus pratellus L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in a silken gallery at the base of the stem. The larva hibernates. Pupation in a firm silken cocoon just below the surface of the soil.
The adults are easily disturbed by day and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-May till the end of August, occasionally later.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Deschampsia cespitosa
The larva lives on Deschampsia cespitosa or other grasses.
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