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 97 - 120 of 926 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 29, 2014
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 12, 2022
Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 09, 2022
Observation date: Jul 20, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 09, 2022
Observation date: Jul 28, 2021
Submitted by: Scotiaspinner
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 01, 2022
Observation date: Sep 07, 2018
Submitted by: pmrules21
Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 06, 2022
Observation date: Jun 20, 2021
Submitted by: elizabeth.vb3
Region: Winnebago County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 02, 2022
Observation date: Sep 10, 2021
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 29, 2021
Observation date: Aug 22, 2019
Submitted by: pmrules21
Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Nov 03, 2021
Observation date: Sep 05, 2019
Submitted by: pmrules21
Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Nov 02, 2021
Observation date: Sep 05, 2019
Submitted by: pmrules21
Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Nov 02, 2021
Observation date: Aug 22, 2019
Submitted by: pmrules21
Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Oct 31, 2021
Observation date: Oct 07, 2021
Submitted by: DharmaBum
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 22, 2021
Observation date: Oct 02, 2021
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 02, 2021
Observation date: Aug 15, 2018
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 21, 2021
Observation date: Sep 02, 2021
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 03, 2021
Observation date: Sep 01, 2021
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 01, 2021
Observation date: Aug 09, 2020
Submitted by: Mendrola
Region: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 25, 2021
Observation date: Jun 11, 2021
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 22, 2021
Observation date: Jul 16, 2021
Submitted by: mysorekid
Region: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 18, 2021
Observation date: Jul 03, 2021
Submitted by: mysorekid
Region: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 17, 2021
Observation date: Jul 09, 2021
Submitted by: mysorekid
Region: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 17, 2021
Observation date: Aug 16, 2021
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 17, 2021
Observation date: Aug 11, 2021
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 11, 2021
Observation date: Aug 09, 2021
Submitted by: greggra
Region: Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 10, 2021
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