Crambidae

Crambus leachellus Leach's Grass-veneer

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FIELD GUIDE DESCRIPTIONS: Beadle and Leckie (2012) ONLINE PHOTOS: TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION, ADULTS: TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION, IMMATURE STAGES:

ID COMMENTS: Head and thorax brassy brown; the sides of the palps are ashy gray; and the ground color of the forewings is golden fuscous (Fernald, 1896). The silver streak on the forewing is undivided and quite broad, leaving only a slight brown edge along the costa in the anterior part of the wing. Praefectellus is similar but has a wider brown stripe along the costa.

DISTRIBUTION: Please refer to the dot map.

FLIGHT COMMENT: Please refer to the flight charts.

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STATE PROTECTION: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

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