Crambidae : Crambinae
Crambus lathoniellus
CRAMBUS lathoniellus (Zincken, 1817)
Crambus lathoniellus
CRAMBUS lathoniellus (Zincken, 1817)
Life Cycle Guide-Imago Only
Description
Vernacular Name: Hook-streak Grass-veneer
Wingspan: 18-22mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe : Asia Minor : Transcaucasus : Central Asia : Amur
UK Distribution: Common and widespread throughout the British Isles
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Commons : Meadows : Rough Grassland
Similar Species:-
Pupa: The larva pupates in the spring
Overwinters as: Early stage larva
Observations: The Hook-streak Grass-veneer is common and widespread throughout the British Isles where it can be found on rough grassland areas where it is easily disturbed during the day.
C.lathoniellus can be identified by its white median and costal streaks, the former having a notch half way along, and the costal streak being straight.
The subterminal line is sharply bent with its inner edge being dark brown. Like most grass moths the hindwing is medium brown colour.
The moth is one of the earliest Crambids to appear in the year, emerging in May.
The larvae of the Hook-streak Grass-veneer feed within grass stems and roots of its larval food plants.
The moth flies at night and easy disturbed from rest during the day.
Wingspan: 18-22mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe : Asia Minor : Transcaucasus : Central Asia : Amur
UK Distribution: Common and widespread throughout the British Isles
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Chilo lathoniellus Zincken, 1817
- Phalaena pascuella Linnaeus, 1758
- Not Specified
Habitat: Commons : Meadows : Rough Grassland
Similar Species:-
- Scarce Grass-veneer Crambus pratella Linnaeus, 1758
Pupa: The larva pupates in the spring
Overwinters as: Early stage larva
Observations: The Hook-streak Grass-veneer is common and widespread throughout the British Isles where it can be found on rough grassland areas where it is easily disturbed during the day.
C.lathoniellus can be identified by its white median and costal streaks, the former having a notch half way along, and the costal streak being straight.
The subterminal line is sharply bent with its inner edge being dark brown. Like most grass moths the hindwing is medium brown colour.
The moth is one of the earliest Crambids to appear in the year, emerging in May.
The larvae of the Hook-streak Grass-veneer feed within grass stems and roots of its larval food plants.
The moth flies at night and easy disturbed from rest during the day.
Subspecies
C.l.lathoniellus Zincken, 1817-Europe-including Britain : Asia Minor : Transcaucasus - C.Asia - Amur
C.l.lathoniellus Zincken, 1817-Europe-including Britain : Asia Minor : Transcaucasus - C.Asia - Amur
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.
- Poaceae - Gramineae - True Grasses Family
- Deschampsia cespitosa - Tufted hair-grass - Tussock grass
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyraloidea Crambidae Crambinae CRAMBUS Fabricius, 1798 Crambus lathoniellus (Zincken, 1817) - Phalaena pascuella Linnaeus, 1758 - CHILO lathoniellus (Zincken, 1817) = Crambus nemorellus Hübner 1813 = Tinea nemorella Hübner, 1813 = lathoniellus Zincken, 1817 = Argyroteuchia nemoralis Hübner, 1825 = Crambus angustellus Stephens, 1834 = Crambus lathoniellus alfacarellus Staudinger, 1859 = Crambus frassicola Réal, 1988 = Crambus pratellus var. altivolens Schawerda, 1913 = Crambus pratellus - Magazin der Entomologie / herausgegeben von Ernst Friedrich Germar v.2 : Title Page : p.61 - n.18 - Not Specified - C.l.lathoniellus Zincken, 1817-Europe : Asia Minor : Transcaucasus - C.Asia - Amur C.l.alfacarellus Staudinger, 1859-Spain C.l.altivolens Schawerda, 1913-Balkans |