Harmful Effects of Eastern grass-veneer

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Harmful Effects of Eastern grass-veneer

Crambus laqueatellus

Eastern grass-veneer larvae may inflict mild to severe damage on plants by consuming stems and leaves, which can stunt growth or cause plant death.

What Type of Pest Is Eastern grass-veneer?

Hurt Plant

Damage Stage

Larvae

Host Plants Organs

Stems, Leaves

Damage Ways

Chew Plant Tissues

Damage Reason

Feeding

Damage Level

Mild to Severe

Eastern grass-veneer's larvae can cause a spectrum of damage from mild to severe by feeding. They target stems and leaves, chewing plant tissues and potentially stunting growth or leading to plant death.

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Small white grass-veneer

The wingspan is approximately 1.6 cm and the forewings are white with a V-shaped postmedian line. The hindwings are pale brownish grey.

Pasture grass-veneer

The wingspan is about 2 cm. The forewings with have a white stripe, bisected by a brownish-yellow strip. There are several double black lines, as well as a thin black terminal line. The hindwings are uniform pale brownish yellow.

Inlaid grass-veneer

The wingspan is 2 - 2.5 cm.

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Forked grass-veneer

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Girard's grass-veneer moth

Crambus girardellus, or Girard's grass-veneer moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, including Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Michigan. The wingspan is 25–28 mm. The forewings are silvery white with a longitudinal orange discal stripe and a narrow brown terminal line. The hindwings are white. Adults are on wing in June and July. The larvae feed on the roots of grass species.

Double-banded grass-veneer moth

The wingspan is 1.7 - 2 cm.

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