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Crambidae 80a1497 – 5420   Microcrambus elegans (Clemens, 1860)              Elegant Grass-veneer

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Poaceae Detritophagous.  Host genera: Zea Detritophagous[plant].  Notes: Detritophagous, "many different plants" (Scholtens 1996); turfgrass (Solis 2008c); grasses (Heppner 2007); lab reared on corn silk (Allyson 1986).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Genitalia: See Klots (1968). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: elegans (Clemens, 1860) (Crambus) - MONA 1983: 5420 terminellus (Zeller, 1863) (Crambus)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Klots, A.B., 1968. The North American Microcrambus (Lepidoptera: Pyralididae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 76: 15; fig. 4. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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