Biology:Microcrambus biguttellus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Microcrambus |
| Species: | M. biguttellus
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| Microcrambus biguttellus Forbes, 1920
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Microcrambus biguttellus, the gold-stripe grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1920.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana , Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts , Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee , Texas , West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2] It has also been recorded from Cuba and Puerto Rico.
The length of the forewings is about 8 mm. The forewings are white with angled lines near the costa. There are black dots along the inner margin of the median line.[3] Adults are on wing between May and September in most of the range, but year round in Florida.
The larvae feed on grasses.
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ "800880.00 – 5425 – Microcrambus matheri – Klots, 1968". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5425. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ↑ Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America
Wikidata ☰ Q13851860 entry
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