Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Crambus | |
Similar Crambus albellus, Crambus praefectellus, Crambus agitatellus, Crambus laqueatellus | ||
Crambus youngellus, Young's Grass-veneer, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Kearfott in 1908. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from north-eastern United States and southern Ontario.
The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are silvery white with a yellowish-orange streak and a thin blackish terminal line with four to five dark dashes along the lower half. The hindwings are white to pale grey. Adults are on wing in June and July.
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