Crambidae – Crambinae – Crambus pascuella – White-banded Grass Moth
STATUS – A common and widely distributed species in grassy places across the county.
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.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during May – August
IMAGES – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©