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INSECTS

Lesser Vagabond Sod Webworm Moth

Agriphila ruricolellus

Insects
Native
Lesser Vagabond Sod Webworm Moth, photo 1 of 5
Lesser Vagabond Sod Webworm Moth, Adult
Lesser Vagabond Sod Webworm Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Crambidae.

There are 36 observations of Lesser Vagabond Sod Webworm Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue14
  2. Montérégie6
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  4. Capitale-Nationale3
  5. Estrie2
  6. Montréal2
  7. Outaouais2
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  10. Laurentides1
  11. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

MaizeZea mays

Similar species

Vagabond Sod Webworm MothAgriphila vulgivagellus
Small White Grass-veneerCrambus albellus
Elegant Grass-veneerMicrocrambus elegans
Gold-striped Grass-veneerMicrocrambus biguttellus
Topiary Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia topiarius
Dame's Rocket MothPlutella porrectella
Lucerne MothNomophila nearctica