Eastern Grass-veneer (Crambus laqueatellus)

Eastern Grass-veneer, a reference photo — Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Crambus laqueatellus, the eastern grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario and Maine to South Carolina, west to Texas and north to North Dakota.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Eastern Grass-veneer being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Crambus silvella
Crambus satrapellus
Crambus multilinellus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Crambus
Species: Crambus laqueatellus

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