Crambus praefectellus

Crambus praefectellus, the common grass-veneer or silver-striped webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Johann Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken in 1821. It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.[2]

Crambus praefectellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Crambus
Species:
C. praefectellus
Binomial name
Crambus praefectellus
(Zincken, 1821)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chilo praefectellus Zincken, 1821
  • Crambus involutellus Clemens, 1860
  • Crambus praefectellus oslarellus Haimbach, 1908

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
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  2. McLeod, Robin (June 18, 2006). "Species Crambus praefectellus - Common Grass-veneer - Hodges#5355". BugGuide. Retrieved November 30, 2017.


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