Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae)

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Grape Leafroller (Desmia maculalis)
Riverbend Park, Catawba Co., NC
3 Aug 2012

Common across much of the U.S., caterpillars feed on grape leaves.

Grape Leafroller (Desmia maculalis)
Riverbend Park, Catawba Co., NC
3 Aug 2012

Herpetogramma sp.
Riverbend Park, Catawba Co., NC
3 Aug 2012

At the time of photographing this, I was informed this is an undescribed species.



Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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