Bug FAQKimball's Grass-veneer
Microcrambus kimballi · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Crambidae
The adult moth has a wingspan of about 14 mm. Adults can be seen on the wing from February through November.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is roughly 14 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are active from February to November.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 19 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Georgia, Delaware.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
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Bluegrass Webworm MothParapediasia teterrellusDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcrambus_kimballi
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Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.