DOUBLE-BANDED GRASS-VENEER

DOUBLE-BANDED GRASS-VENEER

Crambus agitatellus
CRAMBID SNOUT MOTHS (Crambidae)

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The Double-banded Grass-veneer Moth has a wingspan of approximately .75 to 1 inch (17-22 mm). The forewing has a broad white stripe extending 2/3 distance along the costa, tapered at both ends. Several double black lines extend from the end of the white stripe to the subterminal line, which is chevron-shaped and yellowish-orange. The black terminal line is continuous near the costa, but breaks into black dots toward the inner margin. The hindwing is pale gray.

 

The Doouble-banded Grass-veneer moth is probably common in this area. It has been photographed in mid-June 2015 at Fontenelle Forest Nature Center and Camp Logan Fontenelle in Fontenelle Forest. The range of this moth is the eastern tow-thirds of the US and southeastern Canada. Adults fly from June to August.

 

The larvae feed on grasses and other low plants.

 

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