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.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Odontiinae |
Genus: | Ephelis |
Species: | E. cruentalis |
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Ephelis cruentalis (Geyer, 1832) | |
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The wingspan is 18–23 mm.
The larvae feed on Hypericum species (St. John's worts).
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