Fissicrambus mutabilis

Fissicrambus mutabilis
Fissicrambus mutabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Fissicrambus
Species: F. mutabilis
Binomial name
Fissicrambus mutabilis
(Clemens, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Crambus mutabilis Clemens, 1860
  • Crambus fuscicostellus Zeller, 1863

The Changeable Grass-veneer or Striped Sod Webworm (Fissicrambus mutabilis) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Quebec to Florida, west to Texas and Illinois and north to Ontario.[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on various grasses. Partly grown larvae overwinter.

References

  1. ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fPages%2fReports%2fTaxonomyReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-10. 
  2. ^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. http://bugguide.net/node/view/70225. Retrieved 2011-10-10. 
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