Chrysoteuchia

Chrysoteuchia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Most are native to Asia.

Chrysoteuchia
Chrysoteuchia culmella
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Chrysoteuchia

Hübner, 1825
Synonyms
  • Amphibolia Snellen, 1884
  • Veronese Bleszynski, 1962

The cranberry girdler (C. topiarius) is a pest of turfgrasses in North America. It also attacks cranberry and fir.

There were about thirty species in the genus as of 2010.

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