Crambus leachellus

Crambus leachellus, or Leach's grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johann Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken in 1818.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario and Maryland to Florida, west to California and Oregon.^[2] The habitat consists of grasslands and meadows.

Crambus leachellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Crambus
Species:	C. leachellus
Binomial name
Crambus leachellus (Zincken, 1818)
Synonyms
Chilo leachellus Zincken, 1818 Crambus hastiferellus Walker, 1863 Crambus lativittellus Zeller, 1863 Crambus pulchellus Zeller, 1863

The wingspan is 25–27 mm.^[3] Adults are on wing from May to September in two to four generations per year.

The larvae feed on grasses.