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Crambidae 80a1540 – 5399   Agriphila ruricolellus (Zeller, 1863)              Lesser Vagabond Sod Webworm

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Poaceae.  Host genera: Agrostis Zea.  Notes: grasses, cereal (Zhang 1994); grasses (Nystrom & Ochoa 2006); collected larva from root area (Rogers 2014).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ruricolellus (Zeller, 1863) (Crambus) - MONA 1983: 5399 canadellus (Haimbach, 1930) (Crambus)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Zeller, P.C., 1863. Chilonidarum et Crambidarum genera et species. Wiegandt & Hempel, Meseritz & Berlin, pp. 40.

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