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Yellow Satin Veneer
Crambus perlella
Crambus perlella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and east across the Palearctic.
The wingspan is 19–28 mm. The face is rather prominent. Forewings very shining whitish, often ochreous-tinged; veins and dorsal area often more or less broadly suffused with dark grey; cilia shining white. Hindwings are grey, sometimes much suffused with ochreous-whitish, sometimes posteriorly dark grey. The larva is light grey-greenish or greyish-ochreous; dorsal line darker; spots brown; head pale yellow-brown, darker-marked. See also Parsons et al.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 323781.