Chrysoteuchia topiarius | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Chrysoteuchia |
Species: | C. topiarius
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Binomial name | |
Chrysoteuchia topiarius (
Zeller, 1866)
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Synonyms | |
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Chrysoteuchia topiarius, the topiary grass-veneer moth, subterranean sod webworm or cranberry girdler, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1866. [1] [2] It is found in most of North America. [3]
The wingspan is 17–20 mm. Adults are on wing from late June to early August in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plant, including mostly grasses. [4]
Chrysoteuchia topiarius | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Chrysoteuchia |
Species: | C. topiarius
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Binomial name | |
Chrysoteuchia topiarius (
Zeller, 1866)
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Synonyms | |
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Chrysoteuchia topiarius, the topiary grass-veneer moth, subterranean sod webworm or cranberry girdler, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1866. [1] [2] It is found in most of North America. [3]
The wingspan is 17–20 mm. Adults are on wing from late June to early August in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plant, including mostly grasses. [4]