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Family: Crambidae   Checklist Number: 63.088

Crambus perlella  (Scopoli, 1763)

Satin Grass-moth

Common and widely recorded predominantly in the southern islands. On the wing from May to September over grassland but also boggy areas and sand-dunes. 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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