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Chrysoteuchia culmella

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Chrysoteuchia culmella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chrysoteuchia
Species:
C. culmella
Binomial name
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tinea) culmella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Chrysoteuchia hrysoteuchia caricetalis (Hübner, 1825)
  • Chrysoteuchia culmella montanellus (Stephens, 1834)
  • Crambus cespitellus ab. brunnea Dufrane, 1942
  • Crambus hortibius Strand, 1920
  • Crambus hortuellus var. minimus Strand, 1900
  • Tinea cespitella Hübner, 1796
  • Palparia cespitea Haworth, 1811
  • Chrysoteuchia culmella sebdoui (Bleszynski, 1962)
  • Tinea hortella Fabricius, 1794
  • Tinea hortuella Hübner, 1796
  • Tinea hortalis Hübner, 1825
  • Palparia hortuea Haworth, 1811
  • Tinea strigella Fabricius, 1781
  • Tinea strigatus Fabricius, 1798
  • Chrysoteuchia culmella uralellus (Krulikovsky, 1909)
  • Chrysoteuchia culmella ussuriellus (Bleszynski, 1962)

Chrysoteuchia culmella, the garden grass-veneer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Europe.

Fig. 4 larva after final moult

The wingspan is 18–24 mm. The forewings are brown ; a whitish median streak, ending in branches along veins 2-5, often separated by dark fuscous scales ; dorsal 2/3 often wholly suffused with whitish-ochreous ; a terminal series of black dots ; cilia metallic. Hindwings are rather dark grey. The larva is pale pinkish-ochreous ; spots brown ; head and plate of 2 brown, darker- marked.[1]

The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

References

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  1. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
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