Elegant Grass-veneer
Microcrambus elegans (Clemens, 1860)
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Identification: Wings silvery white. Forewing variably shaded with brown, heaviest in upper pm. area. St. line sharp, even, parallel to outer margin. Look for seven blackish terminal dots.
Wing Span: 1.2-1.5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Grasses.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maine and Ontario to Florida, west to Kansas and the Gulf Coast.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 49 - 72 of 926 verified sightings

Observation date: Jul 29, 2023
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 31, 2023

Observation date: Jul 26, 2023
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 30, 2023

Observation date: Jul 24, 2023
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 25, 2023

Observation date: Jul 14, 2023
Submitted by: Bombyx-Aurelia
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 16, 2023

Observation date: Jul 11, 2023
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 16, 2023

Observation date: Jul 09, 2023
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 10, 2023

Observation date: Jun 27, 2023
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 27, 2023

Observation date: Jun 25, 2023
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 26, 2023

Observation date: Jun 24, 2023
Submitted by: Ohio97
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Jun 24, 2023

Observation date: Jun 19, 2023
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 20, 2023

Observation date: Jun 05, 2023
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 06, 2023

Observation date: May 31, 2023
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 02, 2023

Observation date: May 29, 2023
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 31, 2023

Observation date: Jul 09, 2022
Submitted by: angelsoup
Region: Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 18, 2023

Observation date: Sep 02, 2022
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Feb 07, 2023

Observation date: Jul 28, 2022
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 29, 2022

Observation date: Aug 11, 2022
Submitted by: catbirdcat
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 11, 2022

Observation date: Aug 24, 2020
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 14, 2022

Observation date: Jun 04, 2021
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 11, 2022

Observation date: Sep 09, 2022
Submitted by: Barometz
Region: Marion County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 10, 2022

Observation date: Aug 12, 2022
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 30, 2022

Observation date: Aug 28, 2022
Submitted by: B Holgersson
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 30, 2022

Observation date: Aug 28, 2022
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 29, 2022

Observation date: Aug 14, 2022
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 22, 2022
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