Top Results for Crambidae

Agriphila straminella, known in some references as the Pearl Veneer, is a small moth in the family Crambidae. It is a grass-veneer species with a wingspan of about 16 to 20 millimetres and a broad pale longitudinal streak on the forewings. Its larvae feed inside the lower stems of grasses, and adult...

The small magpie, Anania hortulata, is a moth in the family Crambidae rather than a geometrid moth. It occurs widely across Europe and is readily identified by white wings marked with bold black patches and yellow coloring on parts of the body. Adults are often disturbed from vegetation during the d...

The rush veneer moth is a slender moth associated with grasses and rushes, with a narrow wing shape that gives it a grass-like appearance when at rest. It is recorded in Europe and North America and is known for seasonal movement across parts of its range. The species is classified among the crambid...

The Mint Moth is a small insect native to Europe and parts of Asia, belonging to the Crambidae family. It is recognized by its distinct purple and gold markings on its wings, which span roughly 18 millimeters. The moth is widely known for its diurnal habits and because its larvae feed voraciously on...

The common grass-veneer moth is a small crambid moth associated with grassland and other habitats where grasses grow. The name is used for Agriphila inquinatella, a species found in parts of Europe. Adults are narrow-winged and generally brown or straw-colored, while the larvae feed on grasses and l...

The garden pebble moth is a European moth in the family Crambidae. Its larvae feed on plants in the cabbage family, Brassicaceae, which can make the species a pest of cultivated cruciferous crops. The adult moth has a compact body and patterned wings, while the caterpillar stage is responsible for t...

The garden grass-veneer moth, Chrysoteuchia culmella, is a small moth in the family Crambidae and is widespread across Europe. Adults are commonly found in grassy habitats, including meadows, lawns, roadsides, and other areas where grasses grow. The larvae live among grass stems and feed on the lowe...

The European corn borer moth, Ostrinia nubilalis, is a moth in the family Crambidae and an important crop pest. Reported in the United States in 1917, it became established across major corn-growing regions; its larvae bore into corn stalks, leaves, tassels, and ears, weakening plants and reducing y...

The European pepper moth, Duponchelia fovealis, is a small crambid moth native to the Mediterranean region and regarded as an introduced pest in parts of North America. Its larvae feed on greenhouse and nursery plants, including vegetable and ornamental crops, and can damage stems, leaves, flowers,...

Celery leaftier (Udea rubigalis), also called the greenhouse leaftier, is a crambid moth described by Achille Guenée in 1854 and recorded across the Americas. Its larvae feed on celery and other cultivated plants, tying or folding leaves with silk and sometimes skeletonizing the foliage. Adults are...

The beet webworm moth, Spoladea recurvalis, is a moth in the family Crambidae described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It has a broad distribution, especially in tropical and subtropical regions, and may occur farther north as a migrant. Its larvae feed in silken webs on leaves of beet, Swiss...

European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis, is a crambid moth whose larvae bore into corn stalks, ears and other plant parts. The species is native to Europe and was first reported in North America near Boston, Massachusetts, in 1917; it subsequently spread through major corn-growing regions of the Uni...

The Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis, is a crambid moth and an agricultural pest associated especially with maize in Asia and the western Pacific. Its larvae feed in the plant's whorl and later tunnel into stems, where the injury can kill growing tissue, stunt plants, weaken stalks, and cause b...

The sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis, is a moth in the family Crambidae whose larvae tunnel into the stems of sugarcane, maize, sorghum, and rice. Native to the Americas, it ranges from the southern United States through the Caribbean and South America and is among the most damaging pests of su...

The box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis, is a crambid moth native to East Asia whose caterpillars feed mainly on boxwood plants in the genus Buxus. It was introduced to Europe in the early twenty-first century and has spread through many countries, where larval feeding can strip ornamental and wild...