Biology:Crambus girardellus
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Short description: Species of moth
Crambus girardellus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Crambus |
Species: | C. girardellus
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Binomial name | |
Crambus girardellus Clemens, 1860
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Crambus girardellus, or Girard's grass-veneer moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.[1] It is found in North America,[2] including Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts , New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Michigan.
The wingspan is 25–28 mm. The forewings are silvery white with a longitudinal orange discal stripe and a narrow brown terminal line. The hindwings are white. Adults are on wing in June and July.[3]
The larvae feed on the roots of grass species.
References
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- ↑ "800953 – 5365 – Crambus girardellus – Girard's Grass-veneer Moth – Clemens, 1860". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5365. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Species Crambus girardellus - Girard's Grass-veneer - Hodges#5365". http://bugguide.net/node/view/68891. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Species Details Crambus girardellus". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. April 2003. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2869.
Wikidata ☰ Q5181827 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crambus girardellus.
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