About Microcrambus biguttellus Forbes, 1920
Microcrambus biguttellus, commonly known as the gold-stripe grass-veneer, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. This species was first described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1920. It is distributed across North America, with confirmed records from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. It has also been documented in Cuba and Puerto Rico. The forewings of this moth reach an approximate length of 8 mm. Across most of its range, adult individuals are active between May and September, but in Florida, adults can be found active year round. The larvae of Microcrambus biguttellus feed on grasses.
