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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Crambine Snout Moths (Crambinae) » Grass-Veneers (Crambini) » Parapediasia » Bluegrass Webworm Moth - Hodges#5451 (Parapediasia teterrellus)
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Moth - Parapediasia teterrellus
Copyright © 2010 Vespula Vulgaris

Moth - Parapediasia teterrellus
Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 17, 2010
Smaller and more slender than the typical bee moth so I don't think it is that... but it still looks suspicious if you ask me. All moths have their dirty little secrets, you know!
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Contributed by Vespula Vulgaris on 17 August, 2010 - 8:32pm
Last updated 18 August, 2010 - 2:39pm

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… Vespula Vulgaris, 18 August, 2010 - 2:39pm login or register to post comments

not all moths!
This is just an innocent member of the Crambini, many of which are feeders on grasses. I'll save my guesses of genus/species to myself since I'm largely ignorant of northeastern species and several genera are similar, but this is a good photo and somebody should be able to give you a specific ID.
… Chris Mallory, 17 August, 2010 - 10:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I pinned the real bee moth for my nest display and released this little guy. You can never be too sure. With some types of moths you could never even guess what their life cycle is just by looking at them. That's why I was never too fond of moths in general_ I can't tell friend from foe
… Vespula Vulgaris, 17 August, 2010 - 10:45pm login or register to post comments

 
5451 - Parapediasia teterrella
Identified by Brian Scholtens, to whom I sent the photograph. By the way, unless you wear woolen longjohns, you really have no moth enemies. They don't bite, transmit diseases, or cause you discomfort. Of course they need to eat and compete in the insect world.
… Bob Patterson, 18 August, 2010 - 11:41am login or register to post comments

 
Well I was reffering to...
the moths that destroy bee and wasp nests. Even regular meal moths once got into one of my preserved bumble bee nests and the larvae destroyed it
… Vespula Vulgaris, 18 August, 2010 - 2:47pm login or register to post comments

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