Crambus watsonellus

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Crambus watsonellus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Crambus
Species:C. watsonellus
Binomial name
Crambus watsonellus
Klots, 1942

Crambus watsonellus, or Watson's grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Klots in 1942. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma and Ontario. [2] The habitat consists of marshy areas.

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

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.

Crambidae Family of insects

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.

Alexander Barrett Klots was an American entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.

The length of the forewings is 9.8-13.5 mm. The ground color of the forewings is light golden brown, with a satiny luster, paler dorsally. The hindwings are pale brownish tinged with white and somewhat darker subapically. Adults are on wing from August to October. [3]

Etymology

The species is named for Frank E. Watson. [4]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. BugGuide
  4. American Museum Novitates No. 1191