Achyra rantalis

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

Achyra rantalis, the garden webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maine to southern Quebec and Ontario, south to Florida and Mexico. It has also been recorded in Iowa, Colorado, California, and the West Indies. Its habitat consists of fields and gardens.

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Caterpillar

The wingspan is 17–23 millimetres (0.67–0.91 in). 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.