Crambus lathoniellus (Zincken, 1817) Species
Last modified: Sept. 24, 2020, 11:36 a.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)
- 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 pratellus). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from the beginning of May till the end of August. They are easily disturbed by day and come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Deschampsia cespitosa
The larva lives in a silken gallery at the base of the stem of Deschampsia cespitosa or other grasses. It hibernates. Pupation in a firm silken cocoon just below the surface of the soil.
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