Parapediasia teterrellus

Parapediasia teterrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Parapediasia
Species:	P. teterrella
Binomial name
Parapediasia teterrella (Zincken, 1821)[1]
Synonyms
Chilo teterrellus Zincken, 1821 Parapediasia teterrellus Crambus camurellus Clemens, 1860 Parapediasia camurella Crambus terrellus Zeller, 1863 Parapediasia terrella

The Bluegrass Webworm Moth, Bluegrass Webworm, Bluegrass Sod Webworm Moth or Bluegrass Sod Webworm (Parapediasia teterrella) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Ontario and New England to Florida, west to California and north to Nebraska.^[2] It is also found in Japan and eastern China, where it is an invasive species.^[3]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Poa species, Festuca arundinacea and occasionally Cynodon dactylon. Full-grown larvae overwinter within a silk-lined tunnel in the soil or thatch.

References

1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
2. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. 2006-08-10. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
3. Identification and damage of the bluegrass webworm moth, Parapediasia teterrella (Zincken) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), a new invasive pest on lawns in Shanghai, Eastern China