Cryptoblabes bistriga

Cryptoblabes bistriga
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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. It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal, parts of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. They are on wing from late June to July.

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

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