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Family: Crambidae   Checklist Number: 63.084

Crambus ericella  (Hübner, [1813])

Northern Heath Grass-moth

Rare, first recorded in 1974 on Harris with just four subsequent records. On the wing from June to August over moorland and heathland. The larval food-plant is a range of grasses.

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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