Butterfly or moth
Grass webworm
Herpetogramma licarsisalis · Crambidae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records4,150in 16 countries
Most seen inAustralia3,945 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Grass webworm in brief
The grass webworm (Herpetogramma licarsisalis) is a butterfly or moth of the Crambidae family — species of insect.
Across the 16 countries we cover it has 4,150 published records, most of them from Australia, Pakistan and Egypt. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, April and May and fall to their lowest in September and October.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Australia3,945 records · best Apr, Mar
Pakistan51 records · best Nov, Oct
Egypt49 records · best Sep, Nov
Fiji31 records · best Jan, Feb
Seychelles24 records · best Jan, Jul
Cape Verde11 records · best Sep, Apr
United Arab Emirates8 records · best Mar, Apr
Vanuatu7 records · best Jul, Jan
Kuwait6 records · best Mar, Jan
Micronesia4 records · best Jul, Jan
Tonga4 records · best Feb, Jul
Malta3 records · best Oct, Sep
Marshall Islands3 records · best Jul, Jan
Saudi Arabia2 records · best Feb, Mar
Palau1 records · best Mar, Jan
Qatar1 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All butterflies & mothsMore of the Crambidae family
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