Crambus silvella (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: Nov. 16, 2023, 7:42 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, hitherto known only from a few locations in the Kempen, not often recorded.
Too often confused with the very common Crambus pascuella.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Tribus: Crambini > Genus: Crambus > Species: Crambus silvella
- Vernacular names
- Bruine grasmot (NL), Wood Grass-veneer (EN), Crambus du bois (FR), Schilfwiesen Graszünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Crambus adipellus (Zincken, 1817)
- 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 adipellus Tr.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
Adults are on the wing in July and August.
Habitat
The species inhabits fens, moorlands, peat bogs, wet moorland and heathland habitats, boggy areas and moist meadows.
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