Crambus albellus Clemens, 1860 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Crambus albellus Clemens, 1860

Crambus albellus Clemens, 1860

Crambus albellus, the small white grass-veneer, is a North American Crambidae moth whose larvae feed on grasses.

Family
Genus
Crambus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Crambus albellus Clemens, 1860

Crambus albellus, commonly known as the small white grass-veneer, is a species of moth belonging to the family Crambidae. This species was first formally described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is native to North America, where confirmed sightings span an area from Quebec and Ontario in the north, south to North Carolina and Tennessee, and west to Illinois and Wisconsin. Adult individuals of this species are active in flight between June and September. The larvae of Crambus albellus feed on grasses.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Crambus

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