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title: "Garden Webworm Moth"
description: "Achyra rantalis — Insects & spiders. Achyra rantalis, the garden webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/garden-webworm-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Garden Webworm Moth

> Achyra rantalis — Insects & spiders. Achyra rantalis, the garden webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854.

- Scientific name: *Achyra rantalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 20357
- Wikidata: [Q4673963](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4673963)
- iNaturalist taxon: [204077](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/204077)

## Names

- en: Garden Webworm Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (15409), CA (795), MX (156), CL (33)

## Summary

Achyra rantalis, the garden webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maine to southern Quebec and Ontario, south to Florida and Mexico. It has also been recorded in Iowa, Colorado, California, and the West Indies. Its habitat consists of fields and gardens.

The wingspan is 17–23 millimetres (0.67–0.91 in). 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achyra_rantalis

## Photo

![Garden Webworm Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/garden-webworm-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130317676

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/garden-webworm-moth?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).