''Crambus whitmerellus'', or Whitmer's grass-veneer, is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

in the family

Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...

. It was described by

Alexander Barrett Klots Alexander Barrett Klots (December 12, 1903 in New York City – April 18, 1989 in Putnam, Connecticut) was an American entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. His collection is conserved in the American Museum of Natural History, a smaller ...

in 1942. It has been recorded in North America from

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and

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. The habitat consists of grasslands. The larvae probably feed on grasses.

Subspecies

*''Crambus whitmerellus whitmerellus'' *''Crambus whitmerellus browni'' Klots, 1942 (Alberta, northern Montana)

References

Crambini Moths described in 1942 Moths of North America {{Crambini-stub