Achyra rantalis

Achyra rantalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Achyra
Species: A. rantalis
Binomial name
Achyra rantalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Nymphula rantalis Guenée, 1854
  • Botis communis Grote, 1876
  • Botys licealis Walker, 1859
  • Botys posticata Grote & Robinson, 1867
  • Botys siriusalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys subfulvalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1871
  • Botys viscendalis Möschler, 1890
  • Ebulea murcialis Walker, 1859
  • Eurycreon collucidalis Möschler, 1890
  • Nephopteryx intractella Walker, 1863
  • Pyrausta caffrei Flint & Malloch, 1920
  • Scopula crinisalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys crinitalis Lederer, 1863
  • Scopula diotimealis Walker, 1859
  • Scopula nestusalis Walker, 1859
  • Nymphula similalis Guenée, 1854
  • Tritea ferruginea Warren, 1892
  • Pyralis garalis Schaus, 1906
  • Scopula thoonalis Walker, 1859

The Garden Webworm (Achyra rantalis) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in North America,[1] where it has been recorded from Maine to southern Quebec and Ontario, south to Florida and Mexico. It has also been recorded from Iowa, Colorado, California and the West Indies.[2] The habitat consists of fields and gardens.

Caterpillar

The wingspan is 17–23 mm. The forewings are orange, brown or greyish-brown. The hindwings are similar but lighter. Adults are on wing from April to November in the south. There may be up to four generations per year in the south.

The larvae feed on the leaves of various low-growing plants, including alfalfa, beans, clover, corn, cotton, peas and strawberries. They have a yellowish, pale green or dark greenish body and a yellowish-brown head and reach a length of about 24 mm.[3]

References

  1. Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue, coordinators (2006). "Achyra rantalis". Big Sky Institute. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
  2. Achyra at funet
  3. Bug Guide