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Crambus Fabricius, 1798
Crambus Fabricius, 1798; Ent. Syst. (Suppl.): 464, TS: Phalaena Tinea pascuella Linnaeus
Palparia Haworth, 1811; Lepid. Britannica (3): 481, TS: Phalaena Tinea pascuella Linnaeus
Tetrachila Hübner, 1822; Syst.-alph. Verz.: 52, TS: Phalaena Tinea pascuella Linnaeus
Argyroteuchia Hübner, [1825]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (23-27): 363, TS: Phalaena Tinea pascuella Linnaeus
Arequipa Walker, 1863; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 27: 195, TS: Arequipa turbatella Walker
; Okano, 1962, b 86; Bleszynski, 1963, 101
Crambus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 177]
Crambus (Crambini) ; [NACL, 76]


[sp-1.jpg] 800x633 (~54Kb) USA: Issaquah (47°32'39N 122°02'31W), King Co., WA, 7.7.1999 (grass is naturally bent into horizontal here), Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of this species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.



fiCrambus pascuellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
. See [About maps] Crambus pascuellus [ALBERTA]
Crambus pascuella [SVF]
Crambus pascuella [Ian Kimber]
Crambus pascuellus ; [NACL, #5339 (extralim.)]
[pascuellus-1.jpg] 700x979 (~64Kb) FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjävi (669:31), 18.7.2004, Photo © Markku Savela [pascuellus.jpg] 600x306 (~25Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki 6719:539, 3.7.1973, Markku Savela leg.

Larva on Poa [MP1], Trifolium ?


C. p. pascuellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
EU, Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Asia Minor, Armenia, C.Asia (Minssinsk, Irkutsk, Kuldja), Amur, Kansu, Szetschwan, Sakhalin, Japan Phalaena Tinea pascuella Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. Ed. 10: 535, TL: Scandinavia?
Crambus scirpellus Laharpe, 1864; Nouv. Mém. Soc. Helv. Sci. nat. 20: 46, TL: Switzerland
Crambus fumipalpellus Mann, 1871; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. 21: 75, TL: Alps, Glockner
Crambus acutulellus Chrétien, 1896; Naturaliste 1896: 190, TL: Italy
Palparia pascuea[sic!] ; Haworth, [1811], 488
pascuorum[sic!] ; Leach, 1815, 135
Argyroteuchia pascualis[sic!] ; Hübner, [1825], 364
humidellus ; Marumo (nec Zeller), 1932, 1439, f. 2848; Marumo (nec Zeller), 1959, 503, f. 1373
; Okano, 1962, b 87, t. 1, f. 1, t. 7., f. 1
Crambus pascuellus pascuellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 202]
Misidentified/misapplied:

Phalaena pascuella (= C. pratellus); Scopoli, 1763, 244
Tinea pascuella (= ?); Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775, 134
Phalaena Tinea pascuella (= Agriphila tristella); Hübner, 1789, 23, t. 4, f. U
pascuum[sic!] (= Agriphila tristella); Fabricius, 1798, 471
(= C. silvellus); Shibuya, 1928, a 135, t. 2, f. 13; Matsumura, 1931, 1032
(= C. humidellus); Marumo, 1932, 1435, f. 2840
(= C. magnificus); Caradja, 1939, b 19
C. p. cyrnellus Schawerda, 1926
Corsica Crambus pascuellus var. cyrnellus Schawerda, 1926; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 40: 152, TL: Corsica
Crambus pascuellus cyrnellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 204]
C. p. extinctellus Zeller, 1857
Iceland Crambus extinctellus Zeller, 1857; in Staudinger, Ent. Ztg. Stett. 18: 271, TL: Iceland
pascuellus; 13, TL: Lindroth, 1928
; Walker, 1863, 147; Pagenstecher, 1902, 344; Jacobson, 1902, 231
pascuellus ; Aurivillius, 1913, 16
; J. J. Walker, 1922, 7
pascuellus ; Wolff, 1929, b 350
Crambus pascuellus extinctellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 204]
C. p. floridus Zeller, 1872
Crambus pascuellus floridus ; [NACL, #5339a]
Misidentified/misapplied:
hastiferellus Walker, 1863; auth.

fiCrambus silvellus (Hübner, [1813])
EU - Asia Minor - C.Asia, Siberia, Amur, Ussuri, Manchuria, Yunnan, Kwangtung. See [About maps] [Tinea] silvella Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. Tineae, T. 54, f. 369-370, 269-270, TL: Germany?
Chilo adippelus Zincken, 1817; Germ. Mag. Ent. 2: 47, TL: Germany, Braunschweig
Crambus silvella [SVF]
Argyroteuchia adippalis[sic!] ; Hübner, [1825], 364
Crambus adipellus[sic!] ; Laharpe, 1855, 44
Crambus silvellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 204]
[silvellus.jpg] 600x326 (~26Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki 6719:539, 3-10.8.1984, Markku Savela leg.

Larva on Carex [MP1]



fiCrambus scoticus (Westwood, 1849)
EU, Asia Minor. See [About maps] scoticus (Westwood, 1849); in Humphrey's & Westwood, British Moths and their transformations 2: 236, t. 116, f. 9, TL: Scotland
Crambus uliginosellus Zeller, 1850; Z. Ent. Breslau 4: 34, TL: Schlesien
Crambus uliginosellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 205]
[scoticus-1.jpg] 847x318 (~65Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 16.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov

Larva on (grass)



fiCrambus ericellus (Hübner, [1813])
NEU, CEU. See [About maps] [Tinea] ericella Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. Tineae, t. 54, f. 371 (271?), TL: Germany?
Crambus ericella [SVF]
Crambus ericella [Ian Kimber]
Argyroteuchia ericalis[sic!] ; Hübner, [1825], 364
Crambus ericellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 206]
[ericellus.jpg] 600x317 (~25Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki 6719:539, 15-19.7.1973, Markku Savela leg.

Larva on Festuca ovina, Deschampsia flexuosa, Corynephorus, Aria



fiCrambus alienellus (Germar & Kaulfuss, 1817)
NEU, CEU, Ussuri, C.Asia, Daghestan. See [About maps] Chilo alienellus Germar & Kaulfuss, 1817; in Ahrens, Fauna Insectorum Europae 3: t. 18, TL: Portugal?
alienellus (?Zincken, 1817)
Chilo zinckenellus Sodoffsky, 1830; Bull. Mosc. 2: 75, t. 1, f. 8, TL: Riga, Lithuania
Crambus tigurinellus Duponchel, 1836; Hist. nat. Lép. Fr. 10: 59, t. 270, f. 3, TL: Zürich, Switzerland
Chilo ocellellus Zetterstedt, 1840; Ins. Lapp.: 994, TL: S.Lappland, Wilhelmina
Crambus alienellus [SVF]
Crambus alienellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 206]; [NACL, #5341 (extralim.)]
[alienellus.jpg] 540x586 (~44Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti 671:53, 23.7.1971, 4.6.1983, Markku Savela leg.

C. a. labradoriensis Christoph, 1858
Canada Crambus moestellus Walker, 1863
= ; [NACL, #5341a]
Crambus indotatellus Walker, 1866
= ; [NACL, #5341a]
Crambus alienellus labradoriensis ; [NACL, #5341a]
Misidentified/misapplied:
luctuellus Herrich-Schäffer, 1856; auth.
C. a. dissectus Grote, 1880
Crambus alienellus dissectus ; [NACL, #5341b (uncert. stat.)]

fiCrambus heringiellus Herrich-Scäffer, [1848]
NEU, CEU. See [About maps] Crambus heringiellus Herrich-Scäffer, [1848]; Schmett. Eur. 4: 54, [1849] 5: t. 20, f. 142, TL: N.Germany and "Livland"
Crambus heringiellus [SVF]
hemigiellus[sic!] ; Hampson, 1896, a 935
Crambus heringiellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 207]
[heringiellus.jpg] 560x605 (~50Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti 671:53, 15-19.7.1973, 18-24.7.1981, Markku Savela leg.

Larva on Hypnum [MP1]



Crambus palustrellus Ragonot, 1876
France. See [About maps] Crambus palustrellus Ragonot, 1876; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1876: LXXVIII, TL: France, Gascogne
; Lhomme, 1935, 79
Crambus palustrellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 208]

fiCrambus pratellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
NEU, CEU, Balkans, Asia Minor. See [About maps] Phalaena Tinea pratella Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. Ed. 10: 535, TL: Scandinavia?
Tinea dumetellus Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. Tineae: t. 58, f. 389-390, TL: Germany?
Argyroteuchia saltalis Hübner, [1825]; Verz. bek. Schmett.: 364, TL: Germany?
Crambus pratella [SVF]
Crambus pratella [Ian Kimber]
Tinea hamella ; Thunberg, 1788, 78 (part)
pratorum[sic!] ; Fabricius, 1798, 471
Argyroteuchia dumetalis[sic!] ; Hübner, [1825], 364
Crambus pratellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 209]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Tinea (= Agriphila tristella); Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775, 135; Illiger, 1801, 89
Agriphila pratalis (= Agriphila); Hübner, [1825], 364
(= Agriphila selasella); Zeller, 1839, 174; Herrich-Schäffer, 1849, 66; Walker, 1863, 154
(= C. sibiricus); Caradja, 1910, 144
(= ? C. isshiki); Caradja, 1926, b 162
dumetellus (= C. sibiricus); Okano, 1954, 46; Inoue, 1955, 124
[pratellus.jpg] 600x324 (~28Kb) FINLAND: Om: Perho, Jänkä 7020:376, 27.6.1971, Markku Savela leg.

Larva on Deschampsia



Crambus sibiricus Alphéraky, 1897
Minussinsk, Tunkinsk, Kamtschatka, Kentei, Raddeffka, Japan. See [About maps] Crambus pratellus var. sibirica Alphéraky, 1897; Mém. lép. Rom. 9: 346, TL: Kamtschatka
Crambus hayachinensis Okano, 1957; Ann. Rep. Gakugei Fac. Iwate Univ. 12: 77, t. 11, f. 1-2, TL: Japan
pratellus ; Caradja (nec Linnaeus), 1910, 114
dumetellus ; Okano (nec Hübner), 1954, 46; Inoue (nec Hübner), 1955, 124
hayachinensis ; Okano, 1962, b 90, t. 1, f. 5, t. 7, f. 4
Crambus sibiricus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 211]

fiCrambus lathoniellus (Zincken, 1817)
. See [About maps] lathoniellus (Zincken, 1817); Germ. Mag. Ent. 2: 61, TL: Germnay, Braunschweig
Crambus lathoniellus [SVF]
Crambus lathoniellus [Ian Kimber]
[lathoniellus-1.jpg] 752x342 (~46Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 16.06.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov [lathoniellus-2.jpg] 779x477 (~71Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 13.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov [lathoniellus.jpg] 600x351 (~29Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti 671:53, 29-4.7.1996, Markku Savela leg.

C. l. lathoniellus (Zincken, 1817)
EU, Asia Minor, Transcaucasus - C.Asia - Amur [Tinea] nemorella Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. Tineae: t. 57, f. 384, TL: Germany?
Chilo lathoniellus Zincken, 1817; Germ. Mag. Ent. 2: 61, TL: Germnay, Braunschweig
Crambus angustellus Stephens, 1834; Ill. Brit. Ent. Haust. 4: 322, TL: England
Crambus pratellus v. marpurgensis Strand, 1920; Arch. Natg. 85 (A 4): 36, TL: C.Europe
Palparia pratea[sic!] ; Haworth (nec Linnaeus) [1811], 488
Argyroteuchia enemoralis[sic!] ; Hübner, [1825], 364
angustellus ; Stephens, 1829, 218 (nom. nud.)
praterellus ; Drenowski (nec Linnaeus), 1925, a 128
pratellus ; (nec Linnaeus), auct.; Schwarz (ne Linnaeus), 1964, 47 & 54
Crambus nemorellus nemorellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 212]

Larva on Deschampsia caespitosa [MP1]

C. l. alfacarellus Staudinger, 1859
Spain Crambus alfacarellus Staudinger, 1859; Ent. Ztg. Stett. 20: 221, TL: Spain, Andalusia, Sierra de Alfacar
Crambus nemorellus alfacarellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 213]
Misidentified/misapplied:
(= C. nemorellus nemorellus); Fuchs, 1881, 452; Caradja, 1899, 179; Jäckh, 1940, 789; Jäckh, 1942, 174; Szent-Ivány & Uhrik-Mészáros, 1942, 127
C. l. altivolens Schawerda, 1913
Yugoslavia Crambus pratellus var. altivolens Schawerda, 1913; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. 63: 167, TL: Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Maglic
; Bleszynski, 1957, a 229
Crambus nemorellus altivolens ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 213]

Crambus isshiki Matsumura, 1925
Sakhalin, Manchuria, Ussuri, Amur. See [About maps] Crambus isshiki Matsumura, 1925; J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido imp. Univ. 15: 182, TL: Sakhalin
pratellus f. sibirica ; Caradja (nec Alphéraky), 1926, b 162
Crambus isshiki ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 214]

Crambus humidellus Zeller, 1877
Manchuria, Ussuri, Amur, Korea, S.Sakhalin, Japan. See [About maps] Crambus humidellus Zeller, 1877; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 13: 42, TL: Japan
Crambus yokohamae Butler, 1879; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 4: 456, TL: Japan
Crambus splendidellus Christoph, 1881; Bull. Mosc. 46: 43
; Matsumura, 1931, 1031
pascuellus ; Marumo (nec Linnaeus), 1932, 1435, f. 2840
; Okano, 1962, b 88, t. 1, f. 2, t. 7, f. 2
Crambus humidellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 214]
Misidentified/misapplied:
(= C. pascuellus); Marumo, 1932, 1439, f. 2848; Marumo, 1950, 503, f. 1373

Crambus magnificus Bleszynski, 1956
Szetschwan Crambus magnificus Bleszynski, 1956; Ann. hist.-natur. Mus. nat. hung. 7: 419, f. 1-3, TL: Szetschwan, Ta-tsien-lou
pascuellus ; Caradja (nec Linnaeus), 1939, b 19
Crambus magnificus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 215]

fiCrambus hamellus (Thunberg, 1788)
NEU, CEU, Amur, Sakhalin, Japan, Canada, Maine. See [About maps] Tinea hamella Thunberg, 1788; D. D. Mus. Ac. Uppsal.: 78, TL: Sweden
Palparia baccaestria Haworth, [1811]; Lep. Brit.: 488, TL: England
[Tinea] ensigerella Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. Tineae: t. 54, f. 367 (?667), TL: Germany?
Crambus hamellus [BAMONA]
Crambus hamella [SVF]
Argyroteuchia ensigeralis[sic!] ; Hübner, [1825], 364
hastiferellus ; Walker, 1863, 155 (part.)
; Matsumura, 1931, 1031; Okano, 1962, b 89, t. 15, f. 1, 5
Crambus hamellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 216]; [NACL, #5340]
Misidentified/misapplied:
(= C. pratellus part.); Thunberg, 1788, 88
[hamellus.jpg] 600x313 (~22Kb) FINLAND: Om: Perho, Jänkä 7020:376, 28.7.1971, Markku Savela leg.

Larva on (grass)


C. h. carpenterellus Packard, 1872
Crambus hamellus carpenterellus ; [NACL, #5340a]

fiCrambus perlellus (Scopoli, 1763)
. See [About maps] Crambus perlellus [ALBERTA]
Crambus perlellus [BAMONA]
Crambus perlella [SVF]
Crambus perlella [Ian Kimber]
Crambus perlellus ; [NACL, #5343]
[perlellus-1.jpg] 900x1389 (~116Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki (6719:539) 24.7.2004, Photo © Markku Savela [perlellus.jpg] 560x323 (~27Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti 671:53, 16-21.7.1996, Markku Savela leg.

Larva on Festuca ovina, Festuca duriuscula, Deschampsia flexuosa [MP1]


C. p. perlellus (Scopoli, 1763)
EU, Morocco, Asia Minor, Near East, C.Asia, N.China, Manchuria, Sakhalin, Japan Phalaena perlella Scopoli, 1763; Ent. carn.: 243, TL: Krain, Yugoslavia
Tinea dealbella Thunberg, 1788; D. D. Mus. Nat. Acad. Uppsal.: 78, TL: Sweden?
Crambus warringtonellus Stainton, 1849; Syst. Cat. Brit. Tin. Pter.: 1, TL: England

Palparia argentea[sic!] ; Haworth (nec Linnaeus) [1811], 486
Palparia arbustea[sic!] ; Haworth (nec Fabricius) [1811], 486
Selagia perlalis[sic!] ; Hübner, [1825], 371
arbustorum[sic!] ; Stephens (nec Fabricius), 1829, 218
lythargyrellus ; Stephens (nec Hübner), 1834, 317
arbustorum[sic!] ; Stephens (nec Fabricius), 1834, 319
lythargyrellus ; Wood (nec Hübner), 1839, 214, f. 1485
arbustorum[sic!] ; Wood (nec Fabricius), 1839, 214
argentellus[sic!] ; Wood (nec Linnaeus), 1839, 215, f. 1488
perbellus[sic!] ; Tschugonov, 1916, 103
; Matsumura, 1931, 1032
rostrellus[sic!] ; Caradja (nec De Laharpe), 1934, 5
rostellus ; Toll (nec De Laharpe), 1938, 143
; Okano, 1962, b 90, t. 1, f. 6, t. 8, f. 1
Crambus perlellus perlellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 217]
C. p. pseudorostellus Müller-Rutz, 1923
Alps (1300 - 2700 m) Crambus perlellus ssp. pseudorostellus Müller-Rutz, 1923; Schweiz. ent. Anz. 2: 19, TL: Fusio, Alps
; Müller-Rutz, 1927, 499; Müller-Ruts, 1932, 222; Weber, 1945, 350; Klimeschi, 1951, 19; Bleszynski, 1957, a 236, t. 68, f. 2
Crambus perlellus pseudorostellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 219]
Morocco Crambus perlellus ssp. flavonitellus Zerny, 1935; Mém. Sco. Sci. Natur. Maroc 42: 108, TL: Morocco, Gr. Atlas Tachdirt 2200-2700m
Platytes perlellus f. auratus Daniel Lucas, 1956; Bull. Soc. Sci. natur. Maroc 35: 252, TL: Morocco, Ifrane
Crambus perlellus flavonitellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 219]
C. p. aurellus Zerny, 1914
Iran Crambus perlellus ssp. aurellus Zerny, 1914; Ann. natur. Hofmus. Wien 28: 301, TL: N.Iran, Schahkuh
; Hartig, 1937, 69; Zerny, 1939, 132; Toll, 1947, 108; De Lattin, 1951, b 54, f. 15b; Amsel, 1961, a 326
Crambus perlellus aurellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 219]
C. p. cupriacellus Zerny, 1914
Armenia (Daghestan) Crambus cupriacellus Zerny, 1914; Ann. natur. Hofmus. Wien 28: 301, TL: Armenia
Crambus perlellus cupriacellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 220]
C. p. nigerrimus Caradja, 1916
C.Asia (Karagaitau), Sajan Crambus rostellus var. nigerrimus Caradja, 1916; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 30: 4, TL: Karagaitau (C. Asia)
; Bleszynski, 1962, c 26
Crambus perlellus nigerrimus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 220]
C. p. pamiri Bleszynski, 1959
W.Pamirs Crambus perlellus ssp. pamiri Bleszynski, 1959; Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SW-Dtschl. 18 (1): 114, t. 3, f. 4, TL: Western Pamirs, 3500-4000m
Crambus perlellus pamiri ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 220]
Japan (N.Honshu) Crambus hachimantaiensis Okano, 1957; Ann. Rep. Gakugei Fac. Iwate Univ. 12: 78, t. 1, f. 5, TL: Japan, N. Honshu
; Okano, 1962, b 91, t. 1, f. 8, t. 7, f. 5
Crambus perlellus hachimantaiensis ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 220]
C. p. kirinellus Bleszynski, 1965
Manchuria Crambus perlellus kirinellus Bleszynski, 1965; [MP1, 221], TL: Manchuria, Kirin, Hsiaoling
C. p. innotatellus Walker, 1863
Crambus sericinellus Zeller, 1863
= ; [NACL, #5343a]
Crambus inornatellus Clemens, 1864
= ; [NACL, #5343a]
Crambus perlellus innotatellus ; [NACL, #5343a]

Crambus monochromellus Herrich-Schäffer, [1852]
Alps, Transcaucasus, Caucasus, Asia Minor, C.Asia. See [About maps] Crambus monochromellus Herrich-Schäffer, [1852]; Schmett. Eur. 4: t. 23, f. 164, [1855] 6: 145, TL: Grosslockner, Alps
Crambus rostellus De Laharpe, 1855; Faune Suisse Lep. 5: 55, f. 6, TL: Switzerland
monochromella[sic!] ; Herrich-Schäffer, 1855, 145
Crambus monochromellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 221]
Misidentified/misapplied:
rostrellus[sic!] (= C. perlellus); Caradja, 1934, 5
rostellus (= C. perlellus); Toll, 1938, 143

Crambus argyrophorus Butler, 1878
Japan. See [About maps] Crambus argyrophorus Butler, 1878; Ill. Lep. Het. 2: 61, t. 40, f. 5, TL: Japan
; Matsumura, 1931, 1092; Okano, 1962, b 95, t. 2, f. 5, t. 9, f. 1
Crambus argyrophorus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 222]
Misidentified/misapplied:
(= C. coryolanus part); Hampson, 1896, a 936
(= C. coryolanus); Hampson, 1896, b 15
(= C. pseudargyrophorus); Leech, 1901, 392; Caradja, 1910, 114
(= C. narcissus); Caradja, 1927, 395
(= C. nigriscriptellus); Caradja & Meyrick, 1935, 23; Caradja, 1939, c 28

Crambus narcissus Bleszynski, 1961
Szetschwan Crambus narcissus Bleszynski, 1961; Acta zool. cracov. 6: 350, f. 5, t. 72, f. 2, TL: China, Szetschwan Tatsienlu
argyrophorus ; Caradja (nec Butler), 1927, 395
Crambus narcissus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 222]

Crambus coryolanus Bleszynski, 1961
Sikkim. See [About maps] Crambus coryolanus Bleszynski, 1961; Acta zool. cracov. 6: 350, f. 2, 4, t. 72, f. 1, TL: Sikkim, Himalayas
argyrophorus ; Hampson (nec Butler), 1896, a 936 (part); Hampson (nec Butler), 1896, b 15 (part)
Crambus coryolanus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 223]

Crambus pseudargyrophorus Okano, 1960
Japan, NE.China, Amur, Ussuri. See [About maps] Crambus pseudargyrophorus Okano, 1960; Trans. lep. SOc. Jap. 11: 8, fig. 1, 5, 8, TL: Japan, Honshu
; Bleszynski, 1961, b 355, f. 6-7; Okano, 1962, b 96, t. 2, f. 7, t. 9, f. 3
Crambus pseudargyrophorus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 224]

Crambus sinicolellus Caradja, 1926
Kiangsu. See [About maps] Crambus sinicolellus Caradja, 1926; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 40: 168, TL: China, Kiangsu, Shanghai
; Caradja & Meyrick, 1935, 23
Crambus sinicolellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 224]

Crambus nigriscriptellus South, 1901
Yunnan, Szetschwan, Chekiang, Kiangsu. See [About maps] Crambus nigriscriptellus South, 1901; in Leech, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1901: 392, TL: China, Szetschwan, Wa-shan
Crambus achilles Bleszynski, 1961; Acta zool. cracov. 6: 357, f. 14, t. 73, f. 4, TL: China, Chekiang, W. Tien-mu-shan
; Caradja, 1925, a 297; Caradja, 1927, 295
argyrophorus ; Caradja & Meyrick (nec Butler), 1935, 23
; Caradja, 1937, 150
argyrophorus ; Caradja (nec Butler), 1939, 28
Crambus nigriscriptellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 225]

Crambus virgatellus Wileman, 1911
Japan, Korea, Chekiang. See [About maps] Crambus virgatellus Wileman, 1911; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1911: 353, t. 31, f. 19, TL: Japan, Honshu, Ibaraki
Crambus argyrophorus var. coreanus Shibuya, 1927; Ins. mats. 2: 89, TL: Korea, Suigen
; Okano, 1962, b 95, t. 2, f. 6, t. 9, f. 2
Crambus virgatellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 226]

Crambus kuzakaiensis Okano, 1960
Japan (N.Honshu). See [About maps] Crambus kuzakaiensis Okano, 1960; Trans. lep. SOc. Japan 11: 10, f. 2, 6, 9, TL: Japan, N.Honshu
kazukaiensis[sic!] ; Bleszynski, 1961, e 361, f. 8-9
; Okano, 1962, 96, t. 2, f. 8, t. 9, f. 4
Crambus kuzakaiensis ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 226]

Crambus bipartellus South, 1901
Szetschwan, Yunnan, Fokien, Chekiang, Upper Burma. See [About maps] Crambus bipartellus South, 1901; in Leech, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1901: 393, t. 14, f. 9, TL: Szetschan
bipartitellus[sic!] ; Caradja, 1925, a 298
; Caradja, 1927, 395
boipertellus[sic!] ; Caradja, 1937, 150
; Caradja, 1939, c 28
Crambus bipartellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 227]

Crambus nivellus (Kollar, 1844)
Sikkim, Nepal, Dharmsala, Nilgiris. See [About maps] Chilo nivellus Kollar, 1844; in Kollar & Redtenbacher, Aufzählung und Beschreibung der von Freiherr C. v. Hügel auf seiner Reise durch Kaschmir und das Himaleygebirge gesammelten Insekten 4: 495, TL: Himalayas, Massuri
Crambus todarius Butler, 1883; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883: 173, TL: India, Nilgiri
Crambus aurivittatus Moore, 1888; Descr. new Indian lep. Ins.: 226, TL: Himalaya,Darjeeling
; Cotes & Swinhoe, 1889, No. 4776
aurivittatus ; Cotes & Swinhoe, 1889, No. 4693
todarius ; Cotes & Swinhoe, 1889, No. 4702
; Hampson, 1896, a 936; Hampson, 1896, b 16
Crambus nivellus ; Bleszynski, 1965, [MP1, 227]

The ? species-group

Crambus turbatella (Walker, 1863)
NA. See [About maps] Arequipa turbatella Walker, 1863

Crambus bidens Zeller, 1872
Crambus bidens [ALBERTA]
Crambus bidens ; [NACL, #5342]

Crambus unistriatellus Packard, 1867
Crambus exesus Grote, 1880
= ; [NACL, #5344]
Crambus unistriatellus [ALBERTA]
Crambus unistriatellus ; [NACL, #5344]

Crambus whitmerellus Klots, 1942
Crambus whitmerellus ; [NACL, #5345]
Misidentified/misapplied:
dumetelus Hübner, 1824; auth., (part)
pratellus Linnaeus, 1758; auth., (part)
C. w. browni Klots, 1942
Crambus whitmerellus browni [ALBERTA]
Crambus whitmerellus browni ; [NACL, #5345a]

Crambus tutillus McDunnough, 1921
Crambus tutillus ; [NACL, #5346]

Crambus awemellus McDunnough, 1921
Crambus awemellus [ALBERTA]
Crambus awemellus ; [NACL, #5347]

Crambus lyonsellus Haimbach, 1915
Crambus lyonsellus ; [NACL, #5348]

Crambus youngellus Kearfott, 1908
Crambus youngellus ; [NACL, #5349]

Crambus daeckellus Haimbach, 1907
Crambus daeckellus ; [NACL, #5350]

Crambus gausapalis Hulst, 1886
Crambus gausapalis ; [NACL, #5351]

Crambus trichusalis Hulst, 1886
Crambus trichusalis [ALBERTA]
Crambus trichusalis ; [NACL, #5352]

Crambus cockleellus Kearfott, 1908
Crambus cockleellus ; [NACL, #5353]

Crambus ainsliellus Klots, 1942
Crambus ainsliellus [ALBERTA]
Crambus ainsliellus ; [NACL, #5354]

Crambus praefectellus (Zincken, 1821)
Crambus involutellus Clemens, 1860
= ; [NACL, #5355]
Crambus praefectellus ; [NACL, #5355]
Misidentified/misapplied:
hastiferellus Walker, 1863; Felt, 1894, (part)
pulchellus Walker, 1863; Felt, 1894, (part)
C. p. oslarellus Haimbach, 1908
Crambus praefectellus oslarellus ; [NACL, #5355a]

Crambus bigelovi Klots, 1967
Crambus bigelovi ; [NACL, #5356]

Crambus leachellus (Zincken, 1818)
Crambus pulchellus Zeller, 1863
= ; [NACL, #5357]
Crambus lativittellus Zeller, 1863
= ; [NACL, #5357]
Crambus hastiferellus Walker, 1863
= ; [NACL, #5357]
Crambus leachellus [ALBERTA]
Crambus leachellus ; [NACL, #5357]
Misidentified/misapplied:
involutellus Clemens, 1860; Zeller, 1863

Crambus cypridalis Hulst, 1886
Crambus cypridalis ; [NACL, #5358]

Crambus occidentalis Grote, 1880
Crambus agricolellus Dyar, 1923
= ; [NACL, #5359]
Crambus occidentalis ; [NACL, #5359]

Crambus rickseckerellus Klots, 1940
California. See [About maps] Crambus rickseckerellus Klots, 1940; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 39: 60, TL: California
Crambus rickseckerellus ; [NACL, #5360]

Crambus albellus Clemens, 1860
Crambus albellus ; [NACL, #5361]

Crambus agitatellus Clemens, 1860
Crambus alboclavellus Zeller, 1863
= ; [NACL, #5362]
Crambus carolinellus Haimbach, 1915
= ; [NACL, #5362]
Crambus agitatellus [BAMONA]
Crambus agitatellus [GALEPS]
Crambus agitatellus ; [NACL, #5362]

Crambus saltuellus Zeller, 1863
Crambus saltuellus ; [NACL, #5363]
Misidentified/misapplied:
agitatellus Clemens, 1860; auth., (part)

Crambus multilinellus Fernald, 1887
Crambus multilinellus ; [NACL, #5364]

Crambus girardellus Clemens, 1860
Crambus nivihumellus Walker, 1863
= ; [NACL, #5365]
Crambus girardellus [ALBERTA]
Crambus girardellus ; [NACL, #5365]

Crambus watsonellus Klots, 1942
Crambus watsonellus ; [NACL, #5366]

Crambus sanfordellus Klots, 1942
Crambus sanfordellus ; [NACL, #5367]

Crambus braunellus Klots, 1940
Crambus braunellus Klots, 1940; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 39: 65
Crambus braunellus ; [NACL, #5368]

Crambus quinquareatus Zeller, 1877
Crambus quinqueareatus auth.; (missp.)
= ; [NACL, #5369]
Crambus extorralis Hulst, 1886
= ; [NACL, #5369]
Crambus argentictus Hampson, 1919
= ; [NACL, #5369]
Crambus quinquareatus ; [NACL, #5369]
Misidentified/misapplied:
hastiferellus Walker, 1861; auth.

Crambus sperryellus Klots, 1940
Crambus sperryellus Klots, 1940; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 39: 62
Crambus sperryellus ; [NACL, #5370]

Crambus leuconotus Zeller, 1882
Crambus leuconotus ; [NACL, #5371]

Crambus satrapellus (Zincken, 1821)
Crambus elegantellus Walker, 1863
= ; [NACL, #5372]
Crambus aculeilellus Walker, 1863
= ; [NACL, #5372]
Crambus aureorufus Hampson, 1919
= ; [NACL, #5372 (uncert. stat.)]
Crambus satrapellus ; [NACL, #5372]

Crambus cyriellus Klots, 1942
Crambus cyriellus ; [NACL, #5373]

Crambus harrisi Klots, 1967
Crambus harrisi ; [NACL, #5374]

Crambus johnsoni Klots, 1942
Crambus johnsoni ; [NACL, #5375]

Crambus sargentellus Klots, 1942
Crambus sargentellus ; [NACL, #5376]

Crambus anustexon Bleszynski, 1962
Crambus anustexon ; [NACL, #5377]

Crambus laqueatellus Clemens, 1860
Crambus semifusellus Walker, 1863
= ; [NACL, #5378]
Crambus laqueatellus ; [NACL, #5378]

Crambus luteolellus Clemens, 1860
Crambus duplicatus Grote, 1880
= ; [NACL, #5379]
Crambus luteolellus [BAMONA]
Crambus luteolellus ; [NACL, #5379 (mispl.)]
C. l. refotalis Hulst, 1886
Crambus ulae Cockerell, 1888
= ; [NACL, #5379a]
Crambus luteolellus refotalis ; [NACL, #5379a]

Crambus zeellus Fernald, 1855
Crambus zeellus ; [NACL, #5380 (mispl.)]

Crambus caliginosellus Clemens, 1860
Crambus caliginosellus [BAMONA]
Crambus caliginosellus ; [NACL, #5381 (mispl.)]

Crambus murellus Dyar, 1904
Crambus simpliciellus Kearfott, 1908
= ; [NACL, #5382]
Crambus murellus ; [NACL, #5382 (mispl.)]

Crambus modestellus Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
Crambus modestellus ; [NACL, #5383 (mispl.)]

Crambus albilineellus Fernald, 1893
Crambus albilineellus ; [NACL, #5384 (mispl.)]

Crambus quadrinotellus Zeller, 1877
Crambus quadrinotellus ; [NACL, #5385 (mispl.)]

Crambus hulstellus Fernald, 1885
Crambus hulstellus ; [NACL, #5386 (mispl.)]

Crambus coloradellus Fernald, 1893
Crambus coloradellus ; [NACL, #5387 (mispl.)]

Crambus dimidiatellus Grote, 1883
Crambus leucorhabdon Hampson, 1919
= ; [NACL, #5388]
Crambus dimidiatellus ; [NACL, #5388 (mispl.)]

The ? species-group

Crambus claviger Staudinger, 1899
Crambus claviger Staudinger, 1899; Naturhist. Mus. Hamburg 2 (6) : 107, f. 1

Crambus hastifer Staudinger, 1899
Crambus hastifer Staudinger, 1899; Naturhist. Mus. Hamburg 2 (6) : 109, f. 2, TL: Punta-Arenas


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References:
[ALBERTA]
University of Alberta, E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum; Browse Entomology Collection
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BAMONA]
Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[GALEPS]
Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
[HBN]
Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[Ian Kimber]
http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
[LAMAS-NEO]
Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[MP1]
Bleszynski, 1965; Crambinae; In Amsel, H., Gregor, F., Reisser, H.; Microlepidoptera Palaearctica 1
[NACL]
Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
[SVF]
Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)


Some related literature:
Haworth, 1811
Lepidoptera Britannica, sistens digestimen novam lepidopterorum quae in Magna Britannica reperiunter ... adjunguntur dissertationes variae ad historiam naturalam spectantes Lepid. Britannica (1): 1-136 (1803) (2): 137-376 ([1809]) (3): 377-512 ([1811]) (4): 513-609 (1828)
Hübner, [1825]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816) (2): 17-32 (1819) (3): 33-48 (1819) (4): 49-64 (1819) (5): 65-80 (1819) (6): 81-96 (1819) (7): 97-112 (1819) (8): 113-128 (1819) (9): 129-144 (1819) (10): 145-160 (1819) (11): 161-176 (1819) (12): 177-192 (1820) (13): 193-208 (1820) (14): 209-224 (1821) (15): 225-240 (1821) (16): 241-256 (1821) (17): 257-272 (1823) (18): 273-288 (1823) (19): 289-304 (1823) (20): 305-320 (1825) (21): 321-336 (1825) (22): 337-352 (1825) (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
Hübner, 1822
Systematisch-alphabetisches Verzeichniss aller bisher bey den Fürbildungen zur Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge angegebenen Gattungsbenennungen; mit Vormerkung auch augsburgischer Gattungen, von Jacob Hübner Syst.-alph. Verz.: [I-III], IV-VI, [1]-2-81
Staudinger, 1899
Lepidopteren. Hamburger Magalhaensische Sammelreise Naturhist. Mus. Hamburg 2 (6) : 1-117, pl., f. 1-27
Walker, 1863
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 27: 1-286 (1863) 28: 287-562 (1863) 29: 563-836 (1864) 30: 836-1096 (1864)


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