Crambidae : Crambinae
Euchromius ocellea
EUCHROMIUS ocellea (Haworth, 1811)
Euchromius ocellea
EUCHROMIUS ocellea (Haworth, 1811)
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Life Cycle Guide - Adult Only
Description
Wingspan: 16 - 27mm
Worldwide Distribution: Practically cosmopolitan ( as far as Australia and Hawaii) in subtropical regions. Rarer further north.
UK Distribution: Rare migrant to south coast in spring and autumn
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Coastal Habitat : Sunny Hillsides
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Adult
Observations: This moth is a rare immigrant from mainland Europe and subtropical regions of the world, normally appearing along the south coast in most months of the year.
The forewings are narrow and elongate,yellowish brown with a pair of yellowish postmedian lines and three apical streaks in the same colour.
There is a marginal row of small black spots bordered in white and and gold.
In Europe the moth is found from September to the following August, after overwintering, but here it is normally found in autumn or the following spring.
Worldwide Distribution: Practically cosmopolitan ( as far as Australia and Hawaii) in subtropical regions. Rarer further north.
UK Distribution: Rare migrant to south coast in spring and autumn
UK Conservation Status -
- Migrant
- Least Concern
- Palparia ocellea (Haworth, 1811)
- Tinea bella Hübner, 1796
- England
Habitat: Coastal Habitat : Sunny Hillsides
Similar Species -
- None
Overwinters as: Adult
Observations: This moth is a rare immigrant from mainland Europe and subtropical regions of the world, normally appearing along the south coast in most months of the year.
The forewings are narrow and elongate,yellowish brown with a pair of yellowish postmedian lines and three apical streaks in the same colour.
There is a marginal row of small black spots bordered in white and and gold.
In Europe the moth is found from September to the following August, after overwintering, but here it is normally found in autumn or the following spring.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Poaceae - Gramineae - True Grasses Family
- Sorghum bicolor - Sorghum, Common wild sorghum
- Zea mays - Sweetcorn
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Poaceae - Gramineae - Lolium - Bluegrass/Triticum - Wheat
- Poaceae - Gramineae - Lolium - Bluegrass/Triticum - Wheat
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyraloidea Crambidae Crambinae EUCHROMIUS Guenée 1845 Euchromius ocellea (Haworth, 1811) - Tinea bella Hübner, 1796 - PALPARIA ocellea (Haworth, 1811) = Crambus cyrilli Costa, 1829 = Phycis funiculella Treitschke, 1832 = Eromene texana Robinson, 1870 = Eromene gigantea Turati, 1924 = Pseudoancylolomia qadrii Ahmad, Zaidi & Kamaluddin, 1982 - Lepidoptera Britannica (3): Title Page : p.486 - n.21 - England |