Moth (Common Grass) Orocrambus flexuosellus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked): Obtectomera
Superfamily: Pyraloidea
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Genus: Orocrambus
Species: flexuosellus
Binomial name: Orocrambus flexuosellus
Common Name: Common Grass Moth
This native moth has a wingspan 40 mm It is well camouflaged on grass as it flies during day.
Its larvae feed on plant parts in turf, Larvae hide in an underground tubular web during the day.
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