Agriphila deliella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Agriphila |
| Species: | A. deliella
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| Binomial name | |
| Agriphila deliella (Hübner, 1813)
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Agriphila deliella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in most of Europe and North Africa and from Anatolia to Afghanistan.[1]
The wingspan is 16–20 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from August to September.[2]
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Corynephorus canescens, Carex arenaria and Molinia caerulea.
Subspecies[edit]
- Agriphila deliella deliella (Europe, Asia Minor, Transcaucasus, North Africa, Algeria, Afghanistan)
- Agriphila deliella hispanodeliella Bleszynski, 1959 (Spain)
- Agriphila deliella asiatica Caradja, 1910 (Iran)
References[edit]
- ^ Roohigohar, S., Alipanah, H., & Imani, S. (2016). Crambinae of Iran (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea, Crambidae). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia, 44(175), 473-518.
- ^ Gumhalter, D. (2019). A revised checklist of pyraloid moths (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) in Croatia. Natura Croatica: Periodicum Musei Historiae Naturalis Croatici, 28(2), 271-288.
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