Crambus praefectellus
| Crambus praefectellus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Crambus |
| Species: | C. praefectellus |
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| Crambus praefectellus (Zincken, 1821)[1] | |
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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.[2]
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
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ↑ Contributed by Robin McLeod on 18 June 2006 - 11:13pm (2006-06-18). "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
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