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title: "Grasraupen-Zünsler"
description: "Herpetogramma licarsisalis — Insekten & Spinnen. Herpetogramma licarsisalis, commonly known as the grass webworm or pale sod-webworm, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/grass-webworm-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grasraupen-Zünsler

> Herpetogramma licarsisalis — Insekten & Spinnen. Herpetogramma licarsisalis, commonly known as the grass webworm or pale sod-webworm, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.

- Scientific name: *Herpetogramma licarsisalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Wiese & Feld)
- iNaturalist observations: 10928
- Wikidata: [Q3011244](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3011244)
- iNaturalist taxon: [243911](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/243911)

## Names

- en: Grass Webworm Moth
- de: Grasraupen-Zünsler
- fr: Botys du Gazon

## Countries with the most observations

AU (4008), PT (378), ES (360), US (242), HK (172), IL (102), NZ (92), IN (89), IT (83), GR (77), TR (70), EG (53)

## Summary

Herpetogramma licarsisalis, commonly known as the grass webworm or pale sod-webworm, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.

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

## Photo

![Grasraupen-Zünsler](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/grass-webworm-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256013269

## Machine access

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