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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ephelis cruentalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Geyer in 1832.[1] It is found in southern Europe, from France east to Italy and Greece to Turkey and further east into central Asia.
| Ephelis cruentalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Ephelis |
| Species: | E. cruentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ephelis cruentalis (Geyer, 1832) | |
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The wingspan is 18–23 mm.
The larvae feed on Hypericum species (St. John's worts).
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