---
title: "Grass Webworm Moth"
description: "Herpetogramma licarsisalis — Insetos e aranhas. 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/pt/animal/grass-webworm-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grass Webworm Moth

> Herpetogramma licarsisalis — Insetos e aranhas. 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` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- 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

![Grass Webworm Moth](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=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).