Chrysoteuchia culmella

Chrysoteuchia culmella
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chrysoteuchia
Species: C. culmella
Binomial name
Chrysoteuchia culmella
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tinea) culmella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Chrysoteuchia hrysoteuchia caricetalis (Hübner, 1825)
  • Chrysoteuchia culmella montanellus (Stephens, 1834)
  • Crambus cespitellus ab. brunnea Dufrane, 1942
  • Crambus hortibius Strand, 1920
  • Crambus hortuellus var. minimus Strand, 1900
  • Tinea cespitella Hübner, 1796
  • Palparia cespitea Haworth, 1811
  • Chrysoteuchia culmella sebdoui (Bleszynski, 1962)
  • Tinea hortella Fabricius, 1794
  • Tinea hortuella Hübner, 1796
  • Tinea hortalis Hübner, 1825
  • Palparia hortuea Haworth, 1811
  • Tinea strigella Fabricius, 1781
  • Tinea strigatus Fabricius, 1798
  • Chrysoteuchia culmella uralellus (Krulikovsky, 1909)
  • Chrysoteuchia culmella ussuriellus (Bleszynski, 1962)

Chrysoteuchia culmella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 18-24 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

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