Biology:Crambus albellus

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Short description: Species of moth

Crambus albellus
Crambus albellus-IMG 3229-cr.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Crambus
Species:
C. albellus
Binomial name
Crambus albellus
Clemens, 1860

Crambus albellus, the small white grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.[1] It is found in North America, where sightings have been recorded from Quebec and Ontario to North Carolina and Tennessee , west to Illinois and Wisconsin.

Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae feed on grasses.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13499833 entry