Ephelis cruentalis

Ephelis cruentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ephelis
Species: E. cruentalis
Binomial name
Ephelis cruentalis
(Geyer, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Uresiphita cruentalis Geyer, 1832
  • Ephelis bourjotalis Duponchel, 1833
  • Ephelis badialis Treitschke, 1835
  • Pionea cruentalis

Ephelis cruentalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in southern Europe, from France east to Italy and Greece to Turkey and further east into central Asia.

The wingspan is 18–23 mm.

The larvae feed on Hypericum species.

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