Species Crambus quinquareatus - Large-striped Grass-veneer Moth - Hodges#5369

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Food

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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 quinquareatus (Large-striped Grass-veneer Moth - Hodges#5369)

Hodges Number

5369

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Originally described in 1877 by Philipp Christoph Zeller as Crambus quinquareatus

Identification

Very similar to Crambus leachellus but the area beyond the tip of the silver streak is also white, thus appearing to connect the larger streak with the small white terminal triangle. This same area in leachellus is yellowish. Also, the outer margin of the FW is slightly more concave than in leachellus, yielding a slightly more pointed apical area; this is best judged only in flat lateral views of the wing or in specimens.

Food

As the common name suggests, the caterpillars feed on various grasses

Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 4 April, 2006 - 10:03am
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, Chuck Sexton
Last updated 5 March, 2019 - 9:14am

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