63.081 BF1294 - Crambidae - Crambinae - Crambus pascuella

63.081 BF1294 - Crambidae - Crambinae - Crambus pascuella - White-banded Grass-moth

Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -

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- Generally Common / Widespread

Taxonomy: Micro >> Crambidae

Other Name/s: Inlaid Grass-veneer

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: A sandy brown or yellowish-brown forewing with a long feather shaped longitudinal white streak running through the centre of the forewing broken towards the wing tip. The wing tip fringe is silvery metallic.

Distribution: A common and widely distributed species in grassy places across the county.

Flight Period: May / June / July / August / - On the wing during May – August.

Moth Activity: Nocturnal - but can be disturbed during the day

Wingspan: 21-26mm

Food Plant: Grasses.

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

Crambus pascuella – Melbourne – Tony Davison

63.081 BF1294 - Crambus pascuella Melbourne, Derbyshire