Platytes cerussella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in almost all of Europe.[1][2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Crambinae |
Tribe: | Crambini |
Genus: | Platytes |
Species: | P. cerussella
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Binomial name | |
Platytes cerussella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
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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]
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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
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium