Crambus leachellus

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Crambus leachellus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Crambus
Species:C. leachellus
Binomial name
Crambus leachellus
(Zincken, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Chilo leachellusZincken, 1818
  • Crambus hastiferellusWalker, 1863
  • Crambus lativittellusZeller, 1863
  • Crambus pulchellusZeller, 1863

Crambus leachellus, or Leach's grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johann Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken in 1818. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario and Maryland to Florida, west to California and Oregon. [2] The habitat consists of grasslands and meadows.

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Julius Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken or Zinken also Sommer was a German entomologist.

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The larvae feed on grasses. They hide in the grass or upper layer of the soil within a silken tunnel during the day and feed mainly at night. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place in the grass.

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References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Bug Guide
  3. ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum


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