Bug FAQBlack Grass-veneer
Neodactria caliginosellus · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Crambidae
Also called: Corn Root Webworm Moth
Source: Wikipedia
The adult has a pale white-gray body. It lives in grassy fields and feeds as a larva on turf grasses and corn stalks. It is native to North America, recorded from many U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Adults are pale white to gray in color.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It inhabits grassy areas and fields.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It occurs in North America, with records from several U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 20 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alabama, Michigan, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, New Jersey, Maryland, Louisiana.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
Questions people ask
Where is this bug found?
It is found across North America, including many U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Crambidae)
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Celery Leaftier MothUdea rubigalis
Elegant Grass-veneerMicrocrambus elegans
Hawaiian Beet Webworm MothSpoladea recurvalisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmellaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Bluegrass Webworm MothParapediasia teterrellusDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neodactria_caliginosellus
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-26 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-26.