Crambidae : Crabbinae
Ancylolomia tentaculella
ANCYLOLOMIA tentaculella (Hübner, 1796)
Ancylolomia tentaculella
ANCYLOLOMIA tentaculella (Hübner, 1796)
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Life Cycle Guide - Europe - Adult Only
Description
Wingspan: Male 30 - 35mm Female 30 - 38mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding ( Austria,Azores,Belgium,Canary Isles,Cyprus,Czech Rep., Denmark,Estonia, Finland,Hugary, Ireland,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Madeira,North Aegean Isles,Norway,Poland,Slovakia,Slovenia,Sweden and The Netherlands ) : Middle East
UK Distribution: Very rare immigrant appearing mostly in Kent
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Fallow Ground : Waste Ground : Sunny Embankments
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: A rare immigrant recorded only a few times in England where they have been seen along the Kent or Essex coast.
The moth is a resident in central and southern Europe expending its range eastwards to the Middle East.
The moth is a relatively large crambid and is highly unlikely to be mistaken.
The forewing is yellow brown with falcate apex and a series of longitudinal white lines underlined with brown. Costal streak splits half way along wing. Hindwing is grey and white towards base. Antennae dentate.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding ( Austria,Azores,Belgium,Canary Isles,Cyprus,Czech Rep., Denmark,Estonia, Finland,Hugary, Ireland,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Madeira,North Aegean Isles,Norway,Poland,Slovakia,Slovenia,Sweden and The Netherlands ) : Middle East
UK Distribution: Very rare immigrant appearing mostly in Kent
UK Conservation Status -
- Migrant
- Least Concern
- Tinea tentaculella (Hübner, 1796)
- Tinea palpella Schiffermüller, 1775
- Italy
Habitat: Fallow Ground : Waste Ground : Sunny Embankments
Similar Species -
- None
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: A rare immigrant recorded only a few times in England where they have been seen along the Kent or Essex coast.
The moth is a resident in central and southern Europe expending its range eastwards to the Middle East.
The moth is a relatively large crambid and is highly unlikely to be mistaken.
The forewing is yellow brown with falcate apex and a series of longitudinal white lines underlined with brown. Costal streak splits half way along wing. Hindwing is grey and white towards base. Antennae dentate.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
In Europe the larva feeds on larger grasses like Dactylis glomerata
In Europe the larva feeds on larger grasses like Dactylis glomerata
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 Grass Family
- Dactylis glomerata - Cocks-foot
- Dactylis glomerata - Cocks-foot
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyraloidea Crambidae Crambinae ANCYLOLOMIA Hübner 1825 Ancylolomia tentaculella (Hübner, 1796) - Tinea palpella Schiffermüller, 1775 - TINEA tentaculella (Hübner, 1796) = Ancylolomia irakella Amsel, 1949 = Crambus tentaculellus - Sammlung europscher Schmetterlinge, errichtet von Jacob Hner in Augsburg by Hner, Jacob, 1761-1826; Geyer, Carl; Herrich-Schfer, Gottlieb August Wilhelm, 1799-1874 :Lepidoptera V111 : Tinea 1.11 : pl.33 - fig.230 - Italy - A.t.irakella Amsel, 1949 - Iraq - white lines faded out ,genitalia different - A.t.f. peredai Agenjo, 1963 - forewing dark brown A.t.f.inclarata Agenjo, 1963 - forewing golden yellow - hindwing white |