Fissicrambus mutabilis

Fissicrambus mutabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Fissicrambus
Species:	F. mutabilis
Binomial name
Fissicrambus mutabilis (Clemens, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
Crambus mutabilis Clemens, 1860 Crambus fuscicostellus Zeller, 1863

Fissicrambus mutabilis, the changeable grass-veneer or striped sod webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found from Quebec to Florida, west to Texas and Illinois and north to Ontario.^[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on various grasses. Partly grown larvae overwinter.

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