Cryptoblabes bistriga

Cryptoblabes bistriga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Cryptoblabes
Species:	C. bistriga
Binomial name
	Cryptoblabes bistriga; (Haworth, 1811)
Synonyms
	Phycis bistriga Haworth, 1811; Ancylosis rutilella Zeller, 1839; Cryptoblabes loxiella Ragonot, 1887; Ilithyia obsoletella Heinemann, 1865;

Cryptoblabes bistriga is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.^[1] It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal, parts of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.

The wingspan is 18–20 mm.The forewings are fuscous, the veins broadly suffused with fuscous-reddish; lines whitish, first at 4, rather thick, straight, second very near termen, serrate; discal dots obscurely indicated; a whitish terminal suffusion. Hindwings light fuscous. Larva pale brown, darker-freckled; dorsal line darker; subdorsal and lateral blackish-brown; spiracular ochreous-whitish, double; a brown black-centred lateral spot on 3 and 12; head light brown: in folded leaves of oak and alder; 9, 10.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

They are on wing from late June to July.^[7]

The larvae feed on the leaves of various trees, including Quercus, Alnus and Myrica species. They feed from within a folded leaf.

References

1 2 Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
↑ Fauna Europaea
↑ 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
↑ lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
↑ Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN 978-0-9551086-4-8
↑ Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 978-0-946589-08-1
↑ UKMoths

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] 1 2 Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] 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

[4] rum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[5] Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN 978-0-9551086-4-8

[6] Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 978-0-946589-08-1

[7] UKMoths

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