Bug FAQWainscot Grass-veneer
Eoreuma densellus · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Crambidae
Also called: Wainscot Grass-veneer Moth
The wainscot grass-veneer measures about 12.5 mm long on average. It occurs across much of the United States, from Minnesota east to Connecticut and south to Texas and Florida. Adults fly from April through October in most of its range, and can be seen year-round in Florida.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Average length is 12.5 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Found in North America, recorded from Minnesota to Connecticut and south to Texas and Florida.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Native to North America, with records spanning Minnesota to Connecticut and south to Texas and Florida.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 28 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Mississippi, Maryland, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Michigan, Iowa.
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
More photos
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Bluegrass Webworm MothParapediasia teterrellusDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eoreuma_densellus
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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.