Cryptoblabes bistriga
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Cryptoblabes |
| Species: | C. bistriga
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Cryptoblabes bistriga is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.[1] It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal, parts of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.

The wingspan is 18โ20 mm.The forewings are fuscous, the veins broadly suffused with fuscous-reddish; lines whitish, first at 4, rather thick, straight, second very near termen, serrate; discal dots obscurely indicated; a whitish terminal suffusion. Hindwings light fuscous. Larva pale brown, darker-freckled; dorsal line darker; subdorsal and lateral blackish-brown; spiracular ochreous-whitish, double; a brown black-centred lateral spot on 3 and 12; head light brown: in folded leaves of oak and alder; 9, 10.[3][4][5][6]
They are on wing from late June to July.[7]
The larvae feed on the leaves of various trees, including Quercus, Alnus and Myrica species. They feed from within a folded leaf.
References
- ^ a b Nuss, M.; et al. (2003โ2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ lepiforum.de includes images
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN 978-0-9551086-4-8
- ^ Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 978-0-946589-08-1
- ^ UKMoths
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