Moths of North Carolina
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6 NC Records

Crambus quinquareatus Zeller, 1877 - Large-striped Grass-veneer Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: CrambidaeSubfamily: CrambinaeTribe: CrambiniP3 Number: 800957.00 MONA Number: 5369.00
Comments: One of 42 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Scholtens and Solis, 2015), eleven of which have been recorded in North Carolina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Crambus quinquareatus - Large-striped Grass-veneer Moth

Photos: 6

Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-10-13
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-04-17
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2020-10-23
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2020-10-23
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-06-09
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Newman, Randy on 2006-03-31
Carteret Co.
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