Thaumatopsis pexellus, the woolly grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1863.[1] It is found in most of North America.[2] The habitat consists of grasslands.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Thaumatopsis |
| Species: | T. pexellus
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| Thaumatopsis pexellus (Zeller, 1863)
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The wingspan is 21–32 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from July to early September in most of the range.
The larvae feed on various grasses.[4]
Subspecies edit
- Thaumatopsis pexellus pexellus
- Thaumatopsis pexellus coloradella Kearfott, 1908 (Colorado, California, Alberta)
- Thaumatopsis pexellus gibsonella Kearfott, 1908
- Thaumatopsis pexellus strictalis (Dyar, 1914) (Mexico)
References edit
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ "Species Details: Thaumatopsis pexella coloradella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ Bug Guide