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Hook-streaked Grass-Veneer

The Hook-streaked Grass-Veneer is a very common species too. It is very variable and may be almost unmarked like the one in our picture. Others are well marked and resemble Catoptria species. The caterpillars live on or in various grasses, including breeded species. It is quite small, reaching a wingspan of no more than 22 mm. The adults are on the wing from May untill August. This species is abundant all over the British Isles, except for Orkney and Shetland where this is an uncommon species.

Even among scientists the Hook-streaked Grass-Veneer was an awkward grassmoth to name, for in the past it was also known as Crambus pratorum, Crambus pratellus en Crambus nemorella.