Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Crambus | |
Similar Crambus albellus, Crambus agitatellus, Crambus pascuella, Crambus perlella, Crambus | ||
Crambus awemellus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by McDunnough in 1921. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. The habitat consists of marl fens.
The wingspan is 19-23 mm. The forewings are light yellowish brown with a pearly white costal edge and four black dots in the lower part of the subterminal line. The hindwings are pale smoky. Adults are on wing in August in one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on grasses.
References
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