Agriphila selasella: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Crambidae
Genus
Agriphila
Species
Agriphila selasella
Scientific Name
Agriphila selasella

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Agriphila selasella

Agriphila selasella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1813 and is found in Europe and east across the Palearctic.

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The face is slightly prominent. Forewings are whitish-ochreous or ochreous, mixed or sometimes much suffused with light fuscous; a moderately thick well-defined white median streak from base to 3/4 or 5/6 terminating in two or three fine whitish streaks on veins; sometimes some indistinct blackish terminal dots; cilia shining fuscous. Hindwings are grey. The larva is brown, paler laterally; spots large, dark brown; head black; plate of 2 black -brown.

The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses, such as Puccinellia maritima and Festuca ovina.

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Agriphila selasella in languages:

Bokmål
saltgrasnebbmott
Dutch
Smalle witlijngrasmot
English
Pale-streak Grass-veneer
Finnish
rantaheinäkoisa
French
Crambus des rivages
German
Weißstreifiger Feuchtwiesen-Graszünsler
Lithuanian
Baltajuostė agrifila
Russian
Огнёвка-травянка темноватая
Swedish
strandgräsmott

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