Chrysoteuchia culmella: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the chrysoteuchia culmella lives – recorded in 18 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chrysoteuchia culmella
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	18 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Crambidae

Where does the chrysoteuchia culmella live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the chrysoteuchia culmella in 18 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the chrysoteuchia culmella?

The chrysoteuchia culmella (Chrysoteuchia culmella) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Crambidae, genus Chrysoteuchia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the chrysoteuchia culmella

Chrysoteuchia culmella, the garden grass-veneer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 18–24 mm.

The forewings are brown; a whitish median streak, ending in branches along veins 2-5, often separated by dark fuscous scales; dorsal 2/3 often wholly suffused with whitish-ochreous; a terminal series of black dots; cilia metallic. Hindwings are rather dark grey. The larva is pale pinkish-ochreous; spots brown; head and plate of 2 brown, darker- marked. See also Parsons et al.

The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chrysoteuchia culmella (revision 1306223770), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1358997 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).