| Wide-stripe grass-veneer | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Crambus |
| Species: | C. unistriatellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Crambus unistriatellus Packard, 1867 | |
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Crambus unistriatellus, the wide-stripe grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1867. [1] 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. [2]
The wingspan is 25–28 mm. The hindwings are white. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to October. [3]
The larvae feed on grass roots. [4]