Crambus whitmerellus

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Crambus whitmerellus, or Whitmer's grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alexander Barrett Klots in 1942.{{cite web |last=Nuss |first=M. |display-authors=etal |date=2003–2014 |url=http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx |title=GlobIZ search |website=Global Information System on Pyraloidea |accessdate=July 15, 2014}} It has been recorded in North America from Alberta, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. The habitat consists of grasslands.

The larvae probably feed on grasses.{{cite web |author1=Bird, C. D. |author2=Schmidt, B. C. |name-list-style=amp |date=April 9, 2003 |url=https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2873 |title=Species Details: Crambus whitmerellus browni |website=University of Alberta Museums |publisher=E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum |access-date=December 29, 2020}}

Subspecies

  • Crambus whitmerellus whitmerellus
  • Crambus whitmerellus browni Klots, 1942 (Alberta, northern Montana)

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Category:Crambini

Category:Moths described in 1942

Category:Moths of North America

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