63.083 Crambus uliginosellus Copyright Martin Evans
 63.083 Crambus uliginosellus Copyright Martin Evans
 Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
 Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans  63.083 Crambus uliginosellus Copyright Martin Evans

Crambidae

63.083 Marsh Grass-moth Crambus uliginosellus Zeller, 1850

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 9 to 11mm

Habitats: Fens, bogs and marshy grassland

Habits: The moth is easily disturbed by day. It flies from dusk and comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds from a silk tube amongst mosses while feeding on Carnation Sedge, Common Cottongrass and possibly other sedges and grasses.