Small white grass-veneer

Crambus albellus

''Crambus albellus'', the small white grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where sightings have been recorded from Quebec and Ontario to North Carolina and Tennessee, west to Illinois and Wisconsin.
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Appearance

The wingspan is approximately 16 mm and the forewings are white with a V-shaped postmedian line. The hindwings are pale brownish grey. Adults are on wing from June to September.
Small White Grass-veneer - Crambus albellus TL: ~ 8 mm. White FW with sharply angled median and ST lines. Black dots along terminal line. Host: Grass. Status: Common. Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a rural area 2020(158) Crambidae,Crambus,Crambus albellus,Geotagged,Moth Week 2020,Small white grass-veneer,Summer,United States,grass-veneer,moth

Food

The larvae feed on grasses.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusCrambus
SpeciesC. albellus
Photographed in
United States of America