Microcrambus elegans

Microcrambus elegans, the elegant grass-veneer moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found from Ontario, Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Texas, north to Kansas and Illinois.

Microcrambus elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Microcrambus
Species:
M. elegans
Binomial name
Microcrambus elegans
(Clemens, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Crambus elegans Clemens, 1860
  • Crambus terminellus Zeller, 1863
  • Microcrambus terminellus

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in the north and from March to October in the south. There is one generation per year in the north and multiple in the south.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species.

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.


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