Kingdom Animalia Family Crambidae Scientific name Fissicrambus mutabilis Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Fissicrambus Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Parapediasia teterrellus, Pediasia trisecta, Microcrambus elegans, Butterflies and moths, Crambus agitatellus | ||
Fissicrambus mutabilis, the changeable grass-veneer or striped sod webworm, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Quebec to Florida, west to Texas and Illinois and north to Ontario.
The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in two generations per year.
The larvae feed on various grasses. Partly grown larvae overwinter.
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