Biology:Fissicrambus mutabilis

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Short description: Species of moth


Fissicrambus mutabilis
Changeable Grass-veneer.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Fissicrambus
Species:
F. mutabilis
Binomial name
Fissicrambus mutabilis
(Clemens, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Crambus mutabilis Clemens, 1860
  • Crambus fuscicostellus Zeller, 1863

Fissicrambus mutabilis, the changeable grass-veneer or striped sod webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found from Quebec to Florida, west to Texas and Illinois and north to Ontario.[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on various grasses. Partly grown larvae overwinter.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5455216 entry