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Species Crambus pascuella - Hodges#5339

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Subfamily Crambinae (Crambine Snout Moths)
Tribe Crambini (Grass-Veneers)
Genus Crambus
Species pascuella (Crambus pascuella - Hodges#5339)
Hodges Number
5339
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Crambus pascuella (Linnaeus, 1798)
Holarctic species with many synonyms from various locations. funet
* Phylogenetic sequence #159225
Size
Wingspan 21-25 mm
Identification
Range
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) - collection map and photos of pinned adults.
Found throughout many parts of the northern hemisphere.
Habitat
Grassland areas and wetlands
Season
Most records are from May through September.
Print References
Powell, J. A., and P. A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. pl. 24.2f; p. 181.(1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Entomology Collection at the University of Alberta
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 29 February, 2008 - 7:12pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Tony-2, Maury Heiman
Last updated 13 March, 2020 - 7:50am

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