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Achyra rantalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
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 ;

Achyra rantalis, the garden webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854. 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] Its habitat consists of fields and gardens.^[3]

The wingspan is 17–23 millimetres (0.67–0.91 in). There may be up to four generations per year in the south.^[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of various low-growing plants, including alfalfa, beans, clover, corn, cotton, peas and strawberries.^[4]^[3]

References[edit]

^ Opler, Paul A.; Harry Pavulaan; Ray E. Stanford; Michael Pogue (2006). "Achyra rantalis". Big Sky Institute. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
^ Savela, Markku. "Achyra rantalis (Guenée, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Achyra rantalis – Hodges". extensionentomology.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
^ "Species Achyra rantalis - Garden Webworm Moth - Hodges#4975". BugGuide. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

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