Agriphila latistria

Agriphila latistria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Agriphila
Species:	A. latistria
Binomial name
	Agriphila latistria; (Haworth, [1811])
Synonyms
	Palparia latistria Haworth, 1811 ; Crambus gueneellus Duponchel, 1836 ; Crambus monotaeniellus Herrich-Schäffer, 1852 ; Crambus vectifer Zeller, 1863 ; Agriphila Crambus vectifer fuscatellus (Turati, 1913) ; Agriphila latistria vallicolellus A. Costa, 1885 ;

Agriphila latistria is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, but originates from the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.

The wingspan is 22–27 mm. The face has a strong sharp cone. Forewings light are ferruginous-brown tinged with grey; a shining white evenly broad median streak from base to termen, edged with dark fuscous scales; some blackish terminal dots:cilia shining fuscous, opposite median streak white. Hindwings are pale ochreous-grey.^[1]^[2]

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

The larvae feed on various grasses, especially Bromus species.

References

^ 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
^ Mark Parsons, Sean Clancy, David Wilson A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland: Atropos, England. ISBN 9780955108648

External links

[1] 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

[2] Mark Parsons, Sean Clancy, David Wilson A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland: Atropos, England. ISBN 9780955108648

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