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Cryptoblabes bistriga is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.[1] It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal, parts of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.

Cryptoblabes bistriga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Cryptoblabes
Species:	C. bistriga
Binomial name
Cryptoblabes bistriga (Haworth, 1811)[1][2]
Synonyms
Phycis bistriga Haworth, 1811 Ancylosis rutilella Zeller, 1839 Cryptoblabes loxiella Ragonot, 1887 Ilithyia obsoletella Heinemann, 1865

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. Adults have a distinctive broad reddish area in the middle of the forewing. They are on wing from late June to July.[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of various trees, including Quercus, Alnus and Myrica species. They feed from within a folded leaf.

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