Agriphila tristella

Agriphila tristella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and east across the Palearctic.

Fig. 10 larva after final moult
"Tinea ferruginella" redirects here. As invalidly described by Hübner in or around 1813, this refers to Monopis obviella.

Agriphila tristella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Agriphila
Species:
A. tristella
Binomial name
Agriphila tristella
Synonyms
List
  • Tinea ferruginella Thunberg, 1788
  • Tinea tristella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Crambus discistrigatus Hampson, 1919
  • Crambus fuscelinellus Stephens, 1834
  • Crambus hertwigae Rasmussen, 1964
  • Crambus moerens Fabricius, 1798
  • Crambus nigristriellus Stephens, 1834
  • Agriphila tristella pseudotristellus (Zerny, 1943)
  • Tinea aquilella Hübner, 1796
  • Tinea fuscinella Schrank, 1802
  • Tinea paleella Hübner, 1796
Mounted specimen

The wingspan is 22–30 mm.The face has a short cone.Forewings are pale or deep yellow-ochreous, often mixed and sometimes wholly suffused with dark brown ; median vein and lb pale or whitish ; second line indistinctly brownish, acutely angulated, sometimes obsolete ; sometimes some indistinct blackish terminal dots ; cilia shining whitish - ochreous to fuscous. Hindwings are grey.The larva is pale ochreous or brownish ; spots large, blackish-brown ; head and plate of 2 black :[1]

The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses, such as Poa and Deschampsia species.

References
  1. 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



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