Bug FAQSmall White Grass-veneer
Crambus albellus · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Crambidae
Also called: Small White Grass-veneer Moth
The small white grass-veneer (Crambus albellus) is a moth in the family Crambidae. It lives in North America, from Quebec and Ontario down to North Carolina and Tennessee, and west to Illinois and Wisconsin. Its caterpillars feed on grasses and adults are on the wing from June to September.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in North America, with records from Quebec and Ontario down to North Carolina and Tennessee, and west to Illinois and Wisconsin.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The larvae feed on grasses.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are active from June through September.
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Where it comes from
Its native range covers the same North American region described above.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 28 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Maine.
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
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Questions people ask
When are adult small white grass-veneer moths active?
Adults fly from June to September.
Source: Wikipedia
Where is the small white grass-veneer found?
It occurs in North America from Quebec and Ontario down to North Carolina and Tennessee, and west to Illinois and Wisconsin.
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_albellus
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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.