Crambus pascuella

Crambus pascuella
Crambus pascuella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Crambus
Species: C. pascuella
Binomial name
Crambus pascuella
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tinea) pascuella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Crambus collutellus Fuchs, 1902
  • Crambus acutulellus Chrétien, 1896
  • Crambus acutellus (Rebel, 1901)
  • Crambus fumipalpellus Mann, 1871
  • Crambus pascuellus f. obscurellus Kuchlein, 1958
  • Crambus scirpellus La Harpe, 1864
  • Crambus pascuella extinctellus Zeller in Staudinger, 1857
  • Crambus exctinctellus Bleszynski & Collins, 1962
  • Crambus pascuella floridus Zeller, 1872
  • Crambus pascualis Hübner, 1816
  • Palparia pascuea Haworth, 1811
  • Phalaena Tinea pascuum Fabricius, 1798

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

The wingspan is 20-24 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses, especially Poa species.

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