Crambus awemellus

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Crambus awemellus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Crambus
Species:
C. awemellus
Binomial name
Crambus awemellus
McDunnough, 1921

Crambus awemellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1921. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. [2] The habitat consists of marl fens.

The larvae probably feed on grasses. [3]

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<i>Crambus girardellus</i> Species of moth

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Petrophila kearfottalis is a moth in the family Crambidae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1917. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico and Texas.

Catoptria latiradiellus, the three-spotted crambus moth or two-banded catoptria, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Yukon and British Columbia to Newfoundland, south to Pennsylvania, Michigan and Colorado.

Crambus ainslieellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alexander Barrett Klots in 1942. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Washington, Montana, South Dakota, Iowa and Maine. The habitat consists of grassland areas.

<i>Crambus whitmerellus</i> Species of moth

Crambus whitmerellus, or Whitmer's grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alexander Barrett Klots in 1942. It has been recorded in North America from Alberta, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. The habitat consists of grasslands.

<i>Crambus bidens</i> Species of moth

Crambus bidens, or Biden's grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1872. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Massachusetts, New York, Ontario, New Jersey, Quebec, Michigan and Alberta. The habitat consists of bogs.

<i>Crambus leachellus</i> Species of moth

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Crambus trichusalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. The habitat consists of grasslands.

Crambus tutillus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1921. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia and Oregon.

Crambus unistriatellus, the wide-stripe grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1867. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia, Alberta, Labrador, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and California. The habitat consists of grasslands.

Loxocrambus awemensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1929. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Manitoba, Alberta, Michigan and Ontario. The habitat consists of sand dunes.

Pediasia ericella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California and Alberta. The habitat consists of prairies and aspen parklands.

Evergestis subterminalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1914. It is found in western North America, where it has been recorded from west central Alberta south to Colorado, Utah and California. The habitat consists of montane meadows.

Loxostege anartalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from coast to coast in Canada. In the west, the range extends south to California.

Udea nordeggensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1929. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta.

Udea saxifragae is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1935. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia.

References

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  2. "800935.00 – 5347 – Crambus awemellus – McDunnough, 1921". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. Schmidt, B. C. & Bird, C. D. (May 5, 2003). "Species Details: Crambus awemellus". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 30, 2020.