Crambus silvella

Crambus silvella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Crambus
Species:	C. silvella
Binomial name
	Crambus silvella; (Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
	Tinea silvella Hübner, 1813; Crambus adippellus Zincken, 1817; Argyroteuchia adippalis Hübner, 1825;

Crambus silvella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 22–26 millimetres (0.87–1.02 in). Differs from Crambus pascuella as follows : forewings with apex little produced, dorsum less whitish, median streak less broad, continued beyond second line to termen, costal spot before second line much more elongate.^[1]

References

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

Bibliography

Ivinskis, Povilas; Ostrauskas, Henrikas (2010). "New Lithuanian records of moths captured in beetle traps". Ekologija. 56 (3): 105–109.
ISSN 0235-7224
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[1] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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