Calamotropha paludella

Calamotropha paludella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Crambinae
Tribe:	Calamotrophini
Genus:	Calamotropha
Species:	C. paludella
Binomial name
Calamotropha paludella (Hübner, 1824)
Synonyms
List Tinea paludella Hübner, 1824 Calamotropha afghanistanica Bleszynski, 1959 Chilo paramattellus Meyrick, 1878 Chilo obtusellus Stainton, 1856 Chilo parramattellus Meyrick, 1879 Conocrambus calamosus Hampson, 1919 Crambus carpherus Hampson, 1898 Crambus digitatus Osthelder, 1937 Crambus durandi Crambus griseostrigata Crambus nivellus Crambus typhivorus Meyrick, 1932 Calamotropha paludella purellus (Leech, 1889) Calamotropha inouei Bleszynski, 1959 Crambus angulatus Shibuya, 1928 Crambus chionostola Hampson, 1919 Crambus flaviguttellus Wileman & South, 1917 Crambus purellus f. aurifusalis Caradja, 1927 Crambus purellus var. aurofusalis (Caradja, 1938)

Calamotropha paludella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, Africa, Australia and large parts of Asia and was recently introduced accidentally to the Eastern United States.

The wingspan is 23–29 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on bulrush (Typha latifolia) and sometimes lesser bulrush (Typha angustifolia).

External links

• waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Calamotropha paludella at UKmoths
• Calamotropha paludella at BugGuide