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Changeable Grass-Veneer (Fissicrambus mutabilis)

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Fissicrambus mutabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Fissicrambus
Species:
F. mutabilis
Binomial name
Fissicrambus mutabilis
(Clemens, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Crambus mutabilis Clemens, 1860
  • Crambus fuscicostellus Zeller, 1863

Fissicrambus mutabilis, the changeable grass-veneer or striped sod webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found from Quebec to Florida, west to Texas and Illinois and north to Ontario.[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on various grasses. Partly grown larvae overwinter.

References

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  1. ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  2. ^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-10.