Achyra rantalis

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.

Caterpillar

Achyra rantalis
Scientific classification
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

The wingspan is 17–23 millimetres (0.67–0.91 in). The forewings are orange, brown or grayish brown. The hindwings are similar but lighter. Adults are on wing from April to November in the south. 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. They have a yellowish, pale green or dark greenish body and a yellowish-brown head and reach a length of about 24 mm.[3]