Chrysoteuchia topiarius

Chrysoteuchia topiarius, the topiary grass-veneer moth, subterranean sod webworm or cranberry girdler, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1866.^[1][2] It is found in most of North America.^[3]

Chrysoteuchia topiarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Chrysoteuchia
Species:	C. topiarius
Binomial name
Chrysoteuchia topiarius (Zeller, 1866)
Synonyms
Crambus topiarius Zeller, 1866 Chrysoteuchia topiaria Chrysoteuchia hortuellus topiarius Crambus toparius Hampson, 1896 Crambus topiarius vachellellus Kearfott, 1903 Crambus vachelellus Bleszynski & Collins, 1962

The wingspan is 17–20 mm. Adults are on wing from late June to early August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plant, including mostly grasses.^[4]

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