Dark Grass-veneer

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Crambus hamella

Dark Grass-veneer, a reference photo
Photo: Patrick Clement from West Midlands, England · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Crambus hamella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1788. It is found in most of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula), east to the Russian Far East (Amur, Sakhalin) and Japan. It is also found in North America, including Alberta, Arizona, Manitoba, Michigan, Oklahoma and Ontario.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Dark 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
Genus
Crambus
Species
Crambus hamella

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