Platytes cerussella

Platytes cerussella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in almost all of Europe.[1][2]

Platytes cerussella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Platytes
Species:
P. cerussella
Binomial name
Platytes cerussella
Synonyms
  • Tinea cerussella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Crambus cerucellus Wood, 1839
  • Crambus cerusellus Stephens, 1834
  • Crambus pygmaeus Stephens, 1834
  • Crambus pygmaeus Stephens, 1829
  • Platytes quadrella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Tinea auriferella Hübner, 1796
  • Palparia aurifera Haworth, 1811
  • Thisanotia auriferalis Hübner, 1825
  • Tinea barbella Hübner, 1796
  • Palparia barba Haworth, 1811

The wingspan is 12–16 mm.[3] Males are darker in tone than females and usually slightly larger. Adults are usually flying in June and July.[4]

Fig. 1 larva after final moult

The larvae feed on the roots of various plants growing under stones in sandy soil, including Carex arenaria, Festuca and other Gramineae species.[5]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  3. microlepidoptera.nl
  4. UKmoths
  5. Lepidoptera of Belgium


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