Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Metacrambus | |
Metacrambus carectellus is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Russia, Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Uzbekistan.
The wingspan is 18–23 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
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