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.

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