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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- pest insect
- Parent taxon
- Hyphantria
- Image
- Hyphantria cunea, adult.jpg
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- taxon name
- Hyphantria cunea
- taxon rank
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- Hyphantria cunea
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- Hyphantria cunea
- taxon common name
- oprzędnica jesienna
- has host
- Quercus serrata
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Encyclopedic overview
The fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea) is a moth in the family Erebidae known principally for its larval stage, which creates the characteristic webbed nests on the tree limbs of a wide variety of hardwoods in the late summer and fall. It is considered a pest but does not harm otherwise healthy trees. It is well known to commercial tree services and arboriculturists. Fall webworms are an invasive species in East Asia.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fall webworm” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.