Girard's Grass-veneer Moth
Crambus girardellus Clemens, 1860
Girard's Grass-veneer Moth: https://mail.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/6777
Synonyms
Hodges #5365 
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Crambus girardellus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Crambus
Species:
C. girardellus
Binomial name
Crambus girardellus
Clemens, 1860
Synonyms
  • Crambus nivihumellus Walker, 1863
  • Crambus niveihumellus Hampson, 1896

Crambus girardellus, or Girard's grass-veneer moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.[1] It is found in North America,[2] including Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Michigan.

The wingspan is 25–28 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.[3]

The larvae feed on the roots of grass species.

References

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  1. ^ "800953 – 5365 – Crambus girardellus – Girard's Grass-veneer Moth – Clemens, 1860". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Species Crambus girardellus - Girard's Grass-veneer - Hodges#5365". BugGuide. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Schmidt, B. C. & Bird, C. D. (April 2003). "Species Details Crambus girardellus". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.