Crambus multilinellus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Crambus |
Species: | C. multilinellus |
Binomial name | |
Crambus multilinellus Fernald, 1887 | |
Crambus multilinellus, the multinellus grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1887. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ontario and South Carolina. [2]
Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in wing-spread attitudes.
Charles Henry Fernald was an American entomologist, geologist, and zoologist, who is credited as the first college professor of economic entomology. Fernald grew up at Fernald Point in Mount Desert, Maine, and went on to prepare for college at Maine Wesleyan Seminary before joining the navy in 1862. After receiving a master's degree from Bowdoin College he went on to serve as principal of several academies in Maine. Throughout his career he would document and describe several species of microlepidoptera and in 1886 became the first full-time professor and chair of the natural sciences at what is now the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Fernald Hall and the Fernald Entomological Society at the same institution, are named for him and his son, Henry Torsey Fernald, who would later hold the same position as his father. His wife, Maria Elizabeth Fernald, was a noted entomologist in her own right.
The wingspan is 20–22 mm. Adults are on wing from March to September.
The wingspan of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777-200 has a wingspan of 60.93 metres, and a wandering albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of 3.63 metres, the official record for a living bird. The term wingspan, more technically extent, is also used for other winged animals such as pterosaurs, bats, insects, etc., and other fixed-wing aircraft such as ornithopters. In humans, the term wingspan also refers to the arm span, which is distance between the length from one end of an individual's arms to the other when raised parallel to the ground at shoulder height at a 90º angle. Former professional basketball player Manute Bol stands at 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) and owns one of the largest wingspans at 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m).
The genus Crambus includes around 155 species of moths in the family Crambidae, distributed globally. The adult stages are called snout moths, while the larvae of Crambus and the related genus Herpetogramma are the sod webworms, which can damage grasses.
Crambus praefectellus, the common grass-veneer or silver-striped webworm, is a moth of the Crambidae family described by Johann Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken in 1821. It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.
Crambus girardellus, or Girard's grass-veneer moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, including Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Michigan.
Elophila nebulosalis, the nebulous munroessa moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1887. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from South Carolina to Florida.
Epina alleni is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1888. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.
Crambus watsonellus, or Watson's grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Klots in 1942. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma and Ontario. The habitat consists of marshy areas.
Crambus albellus, the small white grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where sightings have been recorded from Quebec and Ontario to North Carolina and Tennessee, west to Illinois and Wisconsin.
Crambus laqueatellus, the eastern grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario and Maine to South Carolina, west to Texas and north to North Dakota.
Crambus quinquareatus, the large-striped grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1877. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas.
Crambus saltuellus, the pasture grass-veneer, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1863. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the north-eastern United States south to North Carolina. It is also present in southern Ontario.
Crambus unistriatellus, the wide-stripe grass-veneer, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by 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.
Crambus youngellus, or Young's grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Kearfott in 1908. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from north-eastern United States and southern Ontario.
Fissicrambus albilineellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1893. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern California.
Thaumatopsis bolterellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1887. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Mexico and Texas.
Thaumatopsis floridella, the Floridian grass-veneer, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from coastal areas in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina and South Carolina. It is also found in Cuba.
Thopeutis forbesellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1896. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Brunswick, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec and South Carolina.
Pyrausta inornatalis, the inornate pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1885. It is found in United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. It is also found in Mexico.
Donacaula maximellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1891. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Leptosteges flavicostella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1887. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, South Carolina and Georgia.
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