Crambidae

63.077 Reed Veneer Chilo phragmitella (Hubner, [1810])

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: M 12 to 15mm, F 14 to 19mm

Habitats: Reed-beds, marshes, fens, the margins of flooded gravel pits, ditches and river-banks.

Habits: The moth rests on reed stems during the day. It is nocturnal and come to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in the rootstock and stem of Common Reed and Reed Sweet-grass often below the water line. The full-fed larva bores an exit hole for emergence above the water-line and then pupates in the stem just below the hole.