Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Genus Microcrambus Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Subphylum Hexapoda Family Crambidae Scientific name Microcrambus elegans Rank Species | |
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Similar Crambus agitatellus, Urola nivalis, Fissicrambus mutabilis, Crambus laqueatellus, Nomophila nearctica | ||
Elegant grass veneer moth crambidae microcrambus elegans lateral view
Microcrambus elegans, the elegant grass-veneer moth, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Ontario, Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Texas, north to Kansas and Illinois.
The wingspan is 12-15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in the north and from March to October in the south. There is one generation per year in the north and multiple in the south.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species.
References
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