Kebnat
INSECTS

Sod Webworm Moth

Pediasia trisecta

Insects
Native
Sod Webworm Moth, photo 1 of 5
Sod Webworm Moth, photo 2 of 5
Sod Webworm Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Crambidae.

There are 79 observations of Sod Webworm Moth in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale18
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue17
  3. Montérégie14
  4. Outaouais10
  5. Montréal4
  6. Côte-Nord4
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  10. Estrie2
  11. Nord-du-Québec1
  12. Lanaudière1
  13. Laurentides1

What the caterpillar eats

Red fescueFestuca rubra
Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
MaizeZea mays

Similar species

Vagabond Sod Webworm MothAgriphila vulgivagellus
Changeable Grass-veneerFissicrambus mutabilis
Mottled Grass-veneerNeodactria luteolellus
Western Lawn MothTehama bonifatella
Diamondback MothPlutella xylostella