Ephelis cruentalis

Ephelis cruentalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Geyer in 1832.[1] It is found in southern Europe, from France east to Italy and Greece to Turkey and further east into central Asia.

Ephelis cruentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Odontiinae
Genus: Ephelis
Species:
E. cruentalis
Binomial name
Ephelis cruentalis
(Geyer, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Uresiphita cruentalis Geyer, 1832
  • Ephelis bourjotalis Duponchel, 1833
  • Ephelis badialis Treitschke, 1835
  • Pionea cruentalis

The wingspan is 18–23 mm.

The larvae feed on Hypericum species (St. John's worts).

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