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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Pyraloidea » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Crambine Snout Moths (Crambinae)

Subfamily Crambinae - Crambine Snout Moths

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Which moth is this, please? - Parapediasia teterrella MicroMoth - Microcrambus elegans Topiary Grass moth - Chrysoteuchia topiaria Moth Vagabond Crambus - Side - Agriphila vulgivagella Crambus rickseckerellus moth - Crambus agitatellus An Unidentified Snout Moth Topiary Grass-veneer Moth (Chrysoteuchia topiarus) - Chrysoteuchia topiaria
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea
Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Subfamily Crambinae (Crambine Snout Moths)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
formerly considered a subfamily of Pyralidae (before the family Crambidae was split from Pyralidae)
Numbers
Moths of North Dakota cites "about 850 species" for the family Crambidae in North America.
Food
larvae are stem borers, root feeders, leaf tiers, and leaf miners
Print References
Covell, pp. 403-404 (1)
Internet References
overview of subfamily plus sample pinned adult images and common name reference for subfamily (Gerald Fauske, Moths of North Dakota)
pinned adult images by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
By Charles V. Covell
Contributed by Cotinis on 20 October, 2004 - 10:48pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 14 March, 2006 - 6:48pm

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