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Common Grass Veneer (Crambus praefectellus) At a UV light setup near an overgrown backyard habitat. Crambus praefectellus,Geotagged,Summer,United States,lepidoptera,moth,moth week 2018,moths Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Common Grass Veneer (Crambus praefectellus)

At a UV light setup near an overgrown backyard habitat.

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''Crambus praefectellus'', the common grass-veneer or silver-striped webworm, is a moth of the Crambidae family described by Johann Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken in 1821. It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.

The wingspan is 18–25 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September in the north, from April to October in the mid latitudes and probably year round in southern Florida and Texas.

The larvae feed on various grasses and.. more

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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Uploaded Jul 30, 2018. Captured Jul 28, 2018 10:07 in 101 Earl St, Plainville, GA 30733, USA.
  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/4.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm