Bug FAQGold-striped Grass-veneer
Microcrambus biguttellus · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Crambidae
Also called: Gold-stripe Grass-veneer, Gold-stripe Grass-veneer Moth
The gold-stripe grass-veneer is a small moth with forewings about 8 mm long. Its larvae eat grasses, and adults fly from May through September in most areas, staying active year-round in Florida.
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How to recognize it
Microcrambus biguttellus, known as the gold-stripe grass-veneer, belongs to the moth family Crambidae.
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Size
The forewing length is roughly 8 mm.
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Where it lives
It occurs across many U.S. states, parts of Canada, and the Caribbean islands of Cuba and Puerto Rico.
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What it eats
The caterpillars feed on various grasses.
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Life cycle
The species was first described by W. T. M. Forbes in 1920.
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When you see it
Adults are on the wing from May to September in most of its range, but can be seen all year in Florida.
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Where it comes from
Its range includes North America, with records from numerous U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 36 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Maryland, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Michigan, New York, Ohio.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
When are adult gold-stripe grass-veneers active?
They fly from May through September in most areas, and can be found year-round in Florida.
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Where is this moth found?
It lives in many U.S. states, several Canadian provinces, and also on Cuba and Puerto Rico.
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Same family (Crambidae)
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Celery Leaftier MothUdea rubigalisDamages trees, gardens or crops
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/Microcrambus_biguttellus
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.