Crambus silvella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Crambus |
| Species: | C. silvella
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| Crambus silvella (Hübner, 1813)
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The wingspan is 22–26 millimetres (0.87–1.02 in). Differs from Crambus pascuella as follows : forewings with apex little produced, dorsum less whitish, median streak less broad, continued beyond second line to termen, costal spot before second line much more elongate.[1]
References
edit- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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Bibliography
edit- Ivinskis, Povilas; Ostrauskas, Henrikas (2010). "New Lithuanian records of moths captured in beetle traps". Ekologija. 56 (3): 105–109. doi:10.2478/v10055-010-0015-7. ISSN 0235-7224.
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