Kingdom Animalia Family Crambidae Scientific name Parapediasia teterrellus Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Parapediasia Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Fissicrambus mutabilis, Butterflies and moths, Pediasia trisecta, Urola nivalis, Microcrambus elegans | ||
The Bluegrass Webworm Moth, Bluegrass Webworm, Bluegrass Sod Webworm Moth or Bluegrass Sod Webworm (Parapediasia teterrella) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Ontario and New England to Florida, west to California and north to Nebraska. It is also found in Japan and eastern China, where it is an invasive species.
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. Full-grown larvae overwinter within a silk-lined tunnel in the soil or thatch.
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