Belted Grass-veneer (Euchromius ocellea)

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

Euchromius ocellea, the necklace veneer or belted grass-veneer, is a cosmopolitan migratory species of moth of the family Crambidae, first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. It has Hodges number 5454.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Belted 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

Euchromius californicalis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Euchromius
Species: Euchromius ocellea

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