Minor Grass-veneer

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Microcrambus minor

Minor Grass-veneer, a reference photo
Photo: NCBioTeacher · CC0 (licence)

Microcrambus minor is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1920. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Minor 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Crambidae
Species
Microcrambus minor

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