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INSECTS

Changeable Grass-veneer

Fissicrambus mutabilis

Insects
Native
Changeable Grass-veneer, photo 1 of 5
Changeable Grass-veneer, photo 2 of 5
Changeable Grass-veneer, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Crambidae.

There are 2 observations of Changeable Grass-veneer in Québec, mostly in Laurentides and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 2 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Laurentides1
  2. Montérégie1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
OatAvena sativa
CrabgrassDigitaria sanguinalis
TimothyPhleum pratense
CocksfootDactylis glomerata
BarleyHordeum vulgare
Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
MaizeZea mays
TOXIC
Cultivated annual ryeSecale cereale

Similar species

Mottled Grass-veneerNeodactria luteolellus
Sod Webworm MothPediasia trisecta
Vagabond Sod Webworm MothAgriphila vulgivagellus
Common Grass-veneerCrambus praefectellus
Small White Grass-veneerCrambus albellus
Bronzy OwletMacrochilo orciferalis
Eastern Grass-veneerCrambus laqueatellus
Diamondback MothPlutella xylostella
Green Cloverworm MothHypena scabra