Crambus sparsellus Walker, 1866

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Permalink:	CRAMSPAR
Higher taxa:	Crambidae (family)/  Crambinae (subfamily)/  Crambini (tribe)/  Crambus (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Walker, 1866
Citation:	Crambus sparsellus
Original genus:	Crambus
Publication:	Walker F. 1866b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXV.– Supplement Part 5.
Journal:	—
Volume:	35
Issue:
Pagination:	1755
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38720594

Crambus sparsellus (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Crambus sparsellus Walker, 1866	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, abdomen lacking (S. Bleszynski 1961a: 189), NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, leg. A. Smith.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Crambus sparsellus Walker, 1866	Kenya		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 66
Crambus sparsellus Walker, 1866	South Africa	Western Cape	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 66
Crambus sparsellus Walker, 1866	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 66
Crambus sparsellus Walker, 1866	South Africa	Mpumalanga	page J. Heyns
Crambus sparsellus Walker, 1866	South Africa	Gauteng	page J. Heyns
Crambus sparsellus Walker, 1866	South Africa		Walker F. 1866b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXV.– Supplement Part 5. page 1755
Crambus sparsellus Walker, 1866	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Bassi G. 2019b. Crambidae: Crambinae (Pyraloidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 301
Crambus sparsellus Walker, 1866	Uganda		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 66
Crambus sparsellus Walker, 1866	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 66

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Crambus sparsellus (1)

Crambus sparsellus (2)

Crambus sparsellus (3)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination