Chrysoteuchia culmella (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Crambidae)


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Forewing Length: 9-12mm;
Wingspan: 20mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? September - April May May - August
(Earliest: 25.5)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Spruce Forest Edge
Food:
(Larva)

Dactylis glomerata
Possible Food:
(Larva)

Agrostis

Festuca
Parasitoids:
Eriothrix rufomaculatus Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Chrysoteuchia culmella
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Nature Spot: Chrysoteuchia culmella
Lepiforum: Chrysoteuchia culmella


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