Bug FAQWide-striped Grass-veneer
Crambus unistriatellus · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Crambidae
Also called: Wide-stripe Grass-veneer, Wide-stripe Grass-veneer Moth
The wide-striped grass-veneer has a wingspan of about 25 to 28 mm and its hindwings are white. It lives in grassland areas across many parts of North America, from British Columbia and Alberta to California and the northeastern United States. Adults are on the wing from June through October, and the larvae feed on grass roots.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The hindwings are white.
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Size
The wingspan ranges from 25 to 28 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It inhabits grassland environments.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The larvae feed on the roots of grasses.
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Life cycle
Adults have been recorded flying from June to October.
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When you see it
Adults are active from early summer through mid-fall (June-October).
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 19 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Oregon, Minnesota, Colorado, Alaska, Maine, Vermont, Montana.
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
When are adult wide-striped grass-veers active?
Adults are on the wing from June through October.
Source: Wikipedia
Where can I find this moth?
It lives in grasslands across many parts of North America, from western Canada to the eastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Crambidae)
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Celery Leaftier MothUdea rubigalis
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_unistriatellus
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