Crambus heringiellus

Crambus heringiellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1848.[1] It is found in Italy, Germany, Poland, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Belarus and Russia.[2]

Crambus heringiellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Crambus
Species:
C. heringiellus
Binomial name
Crambus heringiellus
Synonyms
  • Crambus hemigiellus Hampson, 1896
  • Crambus heringiella

The wingspan is 19–24 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Hypnum species.[4]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Swedish Moths
  4. Savela, Markku. "Crambus Fabricius, 1798". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 30, 2017.


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