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title: "Dusky Herpetogramma Moth"
description: "Herpetogramma phaeopteralis — Insectes et araignées. Herpetogramma phaeopteralis, commonly known as the dark sod webworm, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/dusky-herpetogramma-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dusky Herpetogramma Moth

> Herpetogramma phaeopteralis — Insectes et araignées. Herpetogramma phaeopteralis, commonly known as the dark sod webworm, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.

- Scientific name: *Herpetogramma phaeopteralis*
- Category: `insects` (Insectes et araignées)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prairies et champs)
- iNaturalist observations: 9629
- Wikidata: [Q13227645](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13227645)
- iNaturalist taxon: [330489](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/330489)

## Names

- en: Dusky Herpetogramma Moth
- es: Palomilla oscura del pasto

## Countries with the most observations

US (2419), TT (244), BR (135), MX (76), CA (41), IN (13), ZA (12), PE (11), CO (10), PA (10), CR (9), AR (7)

## Summary

Herpetogramma phaeopteralis, commonly known as the dark sod webworm, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.

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

## Photo

![Dusky Herpetogramma Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dusky-herpetogramma-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Barve · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1958841

## Machine access

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