Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Scientific name Crambus praefectellus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Crambus Rank Species | |
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Similar Crambus agitatellus, Crambus laqueatellus, Pediasia trisecta, Crambus albellus, Fissicrambus mutabilis | ||
Common grass veneer moth crambidae crambus praefectellus
The Common Grass-veneer or Silver-striped Webworm (Crambus praefectellus) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.
The wingspan is 18–25 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September in the north, from April to October in the mid latitudes and probably year round in southern Florida and Texas.
The larvae feed on various grasses and cereal grains.
References
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