Colour Variants

Forewing Length: 11-14mm;
Wingspan: 21-28mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	September - June	June - July	June - August (Earliest: 13.6)

Biotopes:	Meadows
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous)	Deschampsia cespitosa Roots, Stems
Possible Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous)	Festuca Roots, Stems
Food: (Adult)	Tanacetum vulgare Nectar	Cirsium arvense Nectar	Epilobium angustifolium Nectar	Heracleum sphondylium Nectar
Parasitoids:	Lissonota coracina Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Crambus perlella
Crambus perlella
Nature Spot: Crambus perlella
Lepiforum: Crambus perlella

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