Bug FAQPasture Grass-veneer
Crambus saltuellus · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Crambidae
Also called: Pasture Grass-veneer Moth
The adult has a wingspan of about 22 mm. It lives in the northeastern United States down to North Carolina and also in southern Ontario. The caterpillars feed on a variety of grasses.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is roughly 22 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Found in the northeastern US, extending south to North Carolina, and in southern Ontario.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Larvae eat various grasses.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Native to North America, recorded from the northeastern United States to North Carolina and southern Ontario.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 33 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, North Carolina, Virginia.
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
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Questions people ask
Where is this species found?
It occurs in the northeastern United States down to North Carolina and in southern Ontario.
Source: Wikipedia
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/Crambus_saltuellus
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.