Cryptoblabes bistriga
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Cryptoblabes bistriga is a species of snout moth
in the genus Cryptoblabes
. It was described by Haworth in 1811. It is found in most of Europe
, except Portugal
, parts of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine
.
The wingspan
is 18-20 mm. Adults have a distinctive broad reddish area in the middle of the forewing. They are on wing from late June to July.
The larvae feed on the leaves of various trees, including Quercus, Alnus and Myrica
species. They feed from within a folded leaf.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Cryptoblabes
Cryptoblabes
Cryptoblabes is a genus of small moths belonging to the snout moth family . They are the type genus of the Cryptoblabini tribe of the huge snout moth subfamily Phycitinae...
. It was described by Haworth in 1811. It is found in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, except Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, parts of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 18-20 mm. Adults have a distinctive broad reddish area in the middle of the forewing. They are on wing from late June to July.
The larvae feed on the leaves of various trees, including Quercus, Alnus and Myrica
Myrica
Myrica is a genus of about 35–50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales. The genus has a wide distribution, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America, and missing only from Australasia...
species. They feed from within a folded leaf.