Graceful Grass-veneer Moth Parapediasia decorellus Zincken, 1821    Synonyms: Chilo decorellus, Hodges #5450.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Crambidae   >   Genus Parapediasia   

Status:

Rarely seen but widespread from the Piedmont west (Glaser, MicroMoths).

There are 26 records in the project database.

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Graceful Grass-veneer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/16/2016). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Graceful Grass-veneer Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/2/2019). Photo by Mark Eanes. (MBP list)

Graceful Grass-veneer Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Graceful Grass-veneer Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/5/2015). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Graceful Grass-veneer Moth collected by John Glaser. Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A Graceful Grass-veneer Moth in Florida (3/9/2007). Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)


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