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Herpetogramma phaeopteralis, commonly known as the dark sod webworm, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. [1]
The species is a pest of turf and pastures in some parts of its distribution range. The larvae feed on various grasses of the family Poaceae such as Cenchrus clandestinus, Cynodon dactylon, Echinochloa crus-galli, Ischaemum, Lolium perenne, Oryza sativa, Panicum, Paspalum dilatatum, Pennisetum, Sorghum and Zea mays, as well as on Acanthus ebracteatus in the Acanthaceae, Gomphrena globosa in ...
Agriphila ruricolella, the lesser vagabond sod webworm, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1863. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec and Maine to South Carolina, west to Arizona and north to Alberta. The habitat consists of grasslands, weedy areas, fields and ...
The genus Crambus includes around 155 species of moths in the family Crambidae, distributed globally.The adult stages are called crambid snout moths (a name shared with the rest of the family Crambidae, to distinguish them from Pyralidae snout moths), while the larvae of Crambus and the related genus Herpetogramma are the sod webworms, [2] which can damage grasses.
Some chemical defenses once thought to be produced by the plant have since been shown to be synthesized by endophytic fungi. The chemical basis of insect resistance in endophyte-plant defense mutualisms has been most extensively studied in the perennial ryegrass and three major classes of secondary metabolites are found: indole diterpenes, ergot alkaloids and peramine.
Pediasia trisecta, the large sod webworm or greater sod webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in the United States and southern Canada. [2] The wingspan is 23–33 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October. Adults feed solely on dew. The larvae feed on various Poaceae species.
Agriphila vulgivagellus, the vagabond crambus or vagabond sod webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found from Quebec and New England to Florida, west to Texas and north to Alberta. [2] The wingspan is 20–39 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October in one generation per year.
Parapediasia teterrellus, the bluegrass webworm moth, bluegrass webworm, bluegrass sod webworm moth or bluegrass sod webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The wingspan is about 21 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October in two generations per year. The larvae feed on Poa species, Festuca arundinacea and occasionally Cynodon dactylon.