Crambus perlella
Alternative names
Satin Grass-veneer
Description
Wingspan 21-28 mm. The typical form is creamy white with a slight silken lustre. There is also a differently-marked form, warringtonellus, which has heavy streaking.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Grassland and rough meadows.
When to see it
The adults fly in July and August and are attracted to light.
Life History
The larvae feed on grasses in a silken gallery amongst the base of the stems.
UK Status
Widespread and common throughout the British Isles. In the Butterfly Conservation’s Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.
VC55 Status
Quite common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident)
Reference
63.088 BF1302
Graham CalowSapcote garden127 June 2011form f. warringtonellus
Graham CalowSapcote garden107 July 2012
Graham CalowSapcote garden116 June 2014form warringtonellus
Graham CalowSapcote garden111 July 2014
Graham CalowSapcote garden125 June 2011
Graham CalowSapcote garden105 July 2013
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Pete LeonardHarby05 July 2014
Rod BakerNewton Harcourt26 July 2012
Ron.stevensBroughton Astley18 August 2012
Graham CalowSapcote garden119 July 2013f. warringtonellus Field near Granitethorpe Quarry Sapcote SP 4945 9367 (taken 22.7.2009).JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote22 July 2009
Graham CalowSapcote garden111 July 2014
 Field near Granitethorpe Quarry Sapcote SP 4945 9367 (taken 22.7.2009).JPG)
