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Large-striped Grass-veneer Moth

Crambus quinquareatus

Description:

I only saw this moth because it landed near I was standing. See if you can find it in the third pic. About 3 cm long.

Habitat:

Semi desert hills with very little vegetation.


1 species ID suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 4 months ago
Large-striped Grass-veneer Moth
Crambus quinquequareatus Crambus quinquareatus - Information on Crambus quinquareatus

10 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 4 months ago

Thank you bayucca for the ID and the link, great job.

bayucca
bayucca 4 months ago

ID should be Crambus quinquareatus (misspelling).

bayucca
bayucca 4 months ago

Crambidae, Crambinae, Crambini, Crambus sp., Crambus quinquequareatus, Cramb....

bayucca
bayucca 4 months ago

Lucky Luis!!

Hemma
Hemma 4 months ago

is this a leaf roller moth?It rolls up before landing. Seen many of these on Mt Diablo.

bayucca
bayucca 4 months ago

This is one of the terrible micromoths. There are tons of them around and most of them they are not IDed. I will try to get some IDea...

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 4 months ago

Thank you Karen

Hi Luis, this is definitely a moth, not a Leafhopper. Sorry I can't provide you with an ID though.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 months ago

Yes It might be a moth , I hope I can get an ID soon. Thank you Jason Cryan

JasonCryan
JasonCryan 10 months ago

Actually, I think this might be a moth....

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Lat: 22.10, Long: -100.96

Spotted on Jun 24, 2012
Submitted on Jun 27, 2012

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